How to Use Prime Numbers and Periodicity to Write a Poem

Year: 2019 Authors: Emily R. Grosholz; Sarah Glaz

Core claim

Highly structured poems can be created by mapping prime-number factorization and villanelle repetition to line structure and refrain.

Topics

structured poetry, prime numbers, periodicity, workshop composition

Domains

number theory, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, periodicity, poetry, prosody, literary form

Methods

guided workshop, writing exercises, template-based composition, peer feedback

Media

paper, pen, handouts, booklets

Source status

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