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/ .

Showing posts with label truth. Show all posts

Showing posts with label truth. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Truth in a circle . . .

In these days when the truth-value of so much of what I hear broadcast is difficult to assess I have been drawn back to a poem by Emily...

Monday, November 23, 2015

Quoting Isaac Newton . . . . a "found" poem

I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seash...

Friday, September 18, 2015

Words of Ada Lovelace

The se po etic words of Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) -- concerning translation of mathematical principles into practical forms -- I found here ...

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Balancing Opposites -- Tagore's Epigrams

Many important mathematical ideas occur as pairs of opposites: -2 and +2 (additive inverses) , 5 and 1/5 (multiplicative inverses)...

Thursday, October 31, 2013

On poetry and geometric truth . . .

On poetry and geometric truth And their high privilege of lasting life, From all internal injury exempt, ...

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Truth and Beauty

In both mathematics and poetry, truth and beauty are linked. The true is likely to be beautiful, the beautiful is considered likely to...

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