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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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Caught in an infinite loop . . ..

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Philadelphian Marion Cohen has been a mathematician since girlhood and a poet almost that long.  Besides her mathematics and writing, she t...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Solving equations . . .

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Although poets as long ago as Henry Lok (1553?-1608?), Elizabeth Tollett (1694-1854), and William Blake   (1757-1827) used mathematical ...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Is Algebra Necessary?

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     Anticipating my interest, several friends sent me links to a late-July opinion piece in The New York Times entitled "Is Algebra ...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Variations of a line

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In mathematics a line plays many roles -- as in this fine poem (which is a sonnet, more or less).      Lines      by Martha Collins     ...
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