Math-in-LIterature:talk-at-MathFest,includes slides and handout

talk given at MathFest conference, about a course I developed, Math in LIterature -- slides and handout also included

Link: Math-in-lit_MathFest-talk,slides,handout.pdf

Oaktag&Eyeballs,Part-II

the second part of Oaktag and Eyeballs

Link: Okt&Ebls-part2-pdf..pdf

Oaktag&Eyeballs,Part-I

a book about children, education, and society gleaned from my experience with un-schooling

Link: Otg&Eybs-first-part,pdf.pdf

Photo of Marion Cohen

This is my photo; we were sitting around the kitchen table and Ariel said, "Let's get you on My Space..."

Link: marion-myspace-photo.jpg

book cover for "Crossing the Equal Sign"

I'm proud of the cover of my latest book, "Crossing the Equal Sign". The credit goes to fabulous artist Paul Klee.

Link: 9781891386695-cov.pdf

Permission to Add (the math limericks)

These limericks were written when I was teaching calc, diff. eq., PDE, complex, vector, prob/stat, abstract alg, etc.-- NEW! Category theory!

Link: Permission to Add (math-teaching limericks).pdf

Info about new book!

My new book, "Crossing the Equal Sign", of poems about the experience of mathematics, is due out in December! Check out this book flyer, which includes a sample poem, a Klee drawing, and details about ordering.

Link: mathpoflyer.pdf

Arithmetic: More of the Story

This is a math paper, not poetry or creative non-fiction (like the other posts on this site). But it's poetic & creative!

Link: arith-more.pdf

Not Erma Bombeck

This is a prose book, written in the mid-70's, about my experiences and my feelings with and about motherhood.

Link: NotErmaBombeck.pdf

One Thing about Angels

These are the poems written during the last decade -- well, the last 11 years, from 1995 to 2006 (the current year).

Link: Angels.pdf

The Three-Pointed Star

These "collected poems" were written in 1985-95, during my second decade as a serious writer.

Link: The3Pted*.pdf

Loneliness of the Short Distance Runner

These are my first poems, written during the first ten years of my life as a serious writer.

Link: Loneliness-of-Short-.pdf

The Life and Habits of the Child-of-Misfortune

People usually agree I've had more than my share of misfortune, and I feel I've also had more than my share of happiness. These poems are meant to describe post-traumatic stress syndrome, NOT depression.

Link: child-of-misfortune.cwk

Closer to Dying: Poems from the 49th Year

These are poems written as I was approaching age 50.

Link: closer-to-dying.cwk

The Fuss and the Fury

the "Devin poems" -- Devin is my youngest child, born in 1985. When I re-read these poems it brings it all back (which is one of the things I hope they'd accomplish).

Link: fuss&fury.pdf

TheWomanMathematician

math prosepoems

Link: TheWomanMathematician.pdf

Cruel and Unusual

This "prose well spouse book" is a collection of related essays, the ideas gleaned from interactions with people while promoting "Dirty Details".

Link: new_cruel_and_unusual.pdf