Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 14 minutes ago
Math Encounters:
"Volumes and Verse: A Mathematical Journey through Literature"
featuring Sarah Hart, Wednesday, July 9, 2025
We tend to think of mathematics and literature almost as intellectual opposites. In fact, however, the connections between them are profound. Join mathematician and author Sarah Hart to discover the hidden mathematical structures behind everything from poetry to novels, and reveal some of the beautiful mathematical imagery and symbolism in fiction, from simple fairytales to classics like War and Peace. You’ll even create a book of poems that uses the power of math to turn just a few lines of verse into more than a thousand poems.
Math Encounters is MoMath’s popular free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics. This program is funded by Simons Foundation International and administered by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture division.
Math Encounters:
"Volumes and Verse: A Mathematical Journey through Literature"
featuring Sarah Hart, Wednesday, July 9, 2025
We tend to think of mathematics and literature almost as intellectual opposites. In fact, however, the connections between them are profound. Join mathematician and author Sarah Hart to discover the hidden mathematical structures behind everything from poetry to novels, and reveal some of the beautiful mathematical imagery and symbolism in fiction, from simple fairytales to classics like War and Peace. You’ll even create a book of poems that uses the power of math to turn just a few lines of verse into more than a thousand poems.
Math Encounters is MoMath’s popular free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics. This program is funded by Simons Foundation International and administered by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture division.
