What prompted the idea for the course? I have always enjoyed writing poetry. As a high school mathematics teacher, I recall telling my students that everything is and can be connected to math, even ...

It’s hard to figure out how much poetry is being published in America. When I suggested to Michael Neff, founder of Web del Sol, that anyone can start an online journal for $100, he pointed out that ...

This post originally appeared on Last Word on Nothing. April is Mathematics Awareness Month. April is also National Poetry Month. Coincidence? Yep, almost definitely. But it’s also an opportunity: I’d ...

Cohen, who has taught mathematics at the City College of New York, Drexel University, Widener University and Philadelphia University, says that as a child, “I never thought that I would be a writer,” ...

Math was never my forte. I can remember watching fellow high school students literally destroy a lengthy equation on the blackboard, and saying to myself, “They see something I just don’t.” ...

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uncommon courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. I have always enjoyed writing poetry. As a high school mathematics teacher, I ...