Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast here on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients . . . . . . . gathered by JoAnne Growney. To receive email notifications of new postings, contact JoAnne at joannegrowney@gmail.com.

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Miroslav Holub -- "what use is it?"

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     In earlier postings I have expressed my admiration for the Czech poet Miroslav Holub (1923-1998)  -- a research scientist who also wro...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Rhyme, beauty, and usefulness

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     For many years poetry was transmitted orally and rhymes were vital because they are easily remembered.  In recent years, however, free ...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Like poetry, mathematics is beautiful

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     Congratulations to Justin Southey who is completing his doctoral studies in mathematics at the University of Johannesburg under the dir...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Mathematics, like poetry, is ART

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Doing mathematics is often misunderstood as primarily computation--an error that seems equivalent to seeing poetry writing as primarily a sp...
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