Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients -- and gathered here by JoAnne Growney, whose personal website is at https://joannegrowney.com/ .

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Calculating costs of pollution ... and other news

Recently I was browsing through an oldish collection, The Best American Poetry 1999 (edited by Robert Bly ) where I found and liked th...

Monday, November 9, 2015

Limericks for Hedy Lamarr

When seeking to draft a poem quickly, it is useful to have some sort of pattern to follow -- a pattern helping to dictate word choice. ...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Women's History -- celebrate Caroline Herschel

In the sixties when I spent a year at Bucknell University, I was a member of the "Department of Astronomy and Mathematics," a...

Monday, December 24, 2012

Star, shine bright!

* on top give light freely forever abundant brilliant everywhere Be our light! For more visual poetry of Christmas, enjoy a visit t...

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