Future Freedom

Here is an orthogonal space poem inspired by the mid east situation.

Prometheus’s Epistle Nominated For A Pushcart Prize In Poetry

I am extremely grateful and happy to announce that my orthogonal space poem “Prometheus’s Epistle to Job” was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize in poetry by the poetry journal ZYZZYZVA.

Here is the Anouncement by ZYZZYVA - I see their blog has been moved or deleted - Here is my original letter from them

ZYZZYVA Fall 2008

Kaz Maslanka’s Orthogonal space poem titled “Prometheus’s Epistle to Job” has recently been published in the latest edition of the West Coast Poetry Journal “ZYZZYVA”

The Question of De Chrico

I have noticed many small mathematical poems on the internet that are in the form of A+B=C . This form is a perfectly legitimate form however, there are times when I think the author intended you to understand it in terms of A*B=C . There is some confusion as to what is the difference between addition and multiplication within the realm of mathematical poetry. I would love to hear anyone try to explain the difference between the two. In the mean time I have posted a piece above that asks that very question.

The piece is titled: “THE QUESTION OF DE CHIRICO” and it poses the question: “Is the image on the right side of the piece equal to the ideas of Baltimore times De Chirico or is the image equal to the ideas of Baltimore plus De Chirico?

I invite anyone to choose between the two statements and explain why and I will post the answers.

Boundaries? Thierry Brunet

Here is an orthogonal space Poem submitted to us by Thierry Brunet via France.

Bravery

Here is the orthogonal space poem "Bravery" realized as a polyaesthetic work.

개꿈 The American Mathematical Society Has Accepted “DOG DREAM” And “TEMPTATION”

I am grateful and honored that the American Mathematical Society has accepted “DOG DREAM” (above) and “TEMPTATION” (below) to the 2008 art exhibition, which is concurrent with the 2008 AMS conference which takes place in January of 2008.

Both poems are in the form of an orthogonal space poem.

Pablo Kagioglu's creation

Here is another "Electronic Paradigm Poem" done with the "Orthogonal Space Poem" structurePlease see Pablo's introduction to have a better understanding of his process.

Pablo Kagioglu's Passion

Here is another "Electronic Paradigm Poem" done with the "Orthogonal Space Poem" structure
Please see Pablo's introduction to have a better understanding of his process.

Pablo Kagioglu's Love

Here is a "Electronic Paradigm Poem" done with the "Orthogonal Space Poem" structure

Please see Pablo's introduction to have a better understanding of his process.

Electronic Paradigm Poems by Pablo Kagioglu

I just received an email from Pablo Kagioglu who has been doing some very interesting experimentation with ‘electronic paradigm poems’. The following is an excerpt from his email, which I would like to share. Over the next few days, I will post some of Pablo’s ‘electronic paradigm poems’ which will refer back to this blog post. In all actuality one could make hundreds of ‘electronic paradigm poems’ from the lists that Pablo has provided us with. Thanks Pablo!


"The formula I am using is Ohm’s Law and mainly its relationship to power and potential, not so much the concept of resistance and flow (which to me are acting more like the glue to the whole thing)

Ohm’s Law

I = V/R

Also

Power = voltage multiplied by current
P = V*I

Thus
P = (V*V)/R
P = R * (I*I)

V = P/I

So I just found synonyms of the different variables, sometimes a couple of layers deep, and just started playing with the word combinations and formulas to see what “stuck to the wall” so to say.

“Resistance and Current are acting as opposing ideas”

R = Resistance: opposition, blocking, defiance, protecting, refusal, struggle, antagonism, animosity, antipathy, hatred, hostility, rancor, rivalry, avoidance, abstention, prevention, recession, recoil, restraint, retreat, interruption, indecision, delay, hindrance, procrastination.

I = Current: flow, effusion, emanation, flood, flux, gush, juice, plenty, plethora, river, stream, tide, appear, begin, commence, crop up, derive, emanate, emerge, ensue, follow, happen, head, issue, occur, originate, proceed, result, rise, set in, spring, start, stem, creation

“Power is the realization of the Voltage”

V = Voltage: potential, energy, conceivable, imaginable, doable, plausible, possible, quiescent, thinkable, ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, vitality

P = Power: dynamism, effectiveness, faculty, function, influence, skill, force, locomotion, motility, propulsion, authority, will, decision, longing, passion, pleasure, purpose, resolve, yearning, love, adoration, affection, ardor, desire, excitement, lust.

The word equations (concepts) seem to work better and make more sense to me when defined in terms of Power and Voltage rather than Current and Resistance."

I will be posting the poems in the next few days -- K

RHESUS By Thierry Brunet

Here is another orthogonal space poem via France by Thierry Brunet. Titled “RHESUS”

I have noticed something that I find interesting about Thierry's technique when approaching an orthogonal space poem. It seems he acquires three ideas that can be viewed as being near synonymous. He contextualizes them in an orthogonal space which seems to me to work very well together. If one remembers the prismatic structures in my verbogeometry paper then you may also remember that synonyms are viewed existing on a plane. The arrangement of the synonyms on that plane could easily be viewed orthogonally. Furthermore, I think this is why Thierry’s technique works so well.

Japanese Elvis by Thierry Brunet

Here is a orthogonal space poem by the French poet Thierry Brunet

The Orthogonal Space Poem

The orthogonal space poem is one of the simplest mathematical structures one can use for mathematical poetry. The structure can be seen in numerous contexts in the discipline of the sciences. Examples in physics would include Newton’s second law “F = ma”, Ohms Law “E = IR”, the kinematical properties of “d = vt”, “p=mv” and E = Fd. Please notice all of the equations are in the form of ‘a’ equals ‘b’ multiplied by ‘c’ or “a = (b)(c)”. This wonderful equation states that the value of one particular concept is equal to the product of two values held by two other concepts. When this equation is depicted in a Cartesian coordinate system you can see that the latter two concepts exist in an orthogonal or perpendicular space.

Before I explain the “orthogonal space poem’s” use in mathematical poetry, let us look at this same mathematical structure in the context of science. Furthermore, before we look at a scientific example let is review a little mathematics. Let us first review the Cartesian coordinate system and its nomenclature.

When we look at the two-dimensional axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, we can see that by randomly picking a point somewhere on the Cartesian plane, then we see there exists is a relationship between this ‘chosen’ point and the point defining the origin of the coordinate system. This relationship is understood by the nomenclature of the coordinate pair (x,y) where x and y are distances along each axis from the origin. Furthermore, if we draw lines from a newly created point, orthogonally (perpendicular) to both the x-axis and the y-axis and taking into consideration the axis system in the background then we will make a rectangle.



The area of a rectangle is product of the lengths of its sides furthermore, in the upcoming example, it is the product of the values for the x and y coordinates of this “chosen” point. I assigned one corner of the rectangle at the origin point to make our example easier to see. Example: Let us pick a point defined by the x-y coordinates of (11,13) and draw lines perpendicular to the axes to illuminate the concept that I just stated. The area of any rectangle is equal to its height multiplied by its base (The product of the lengths of its sides). We have a green rectangle delineated on our axis system. (See figure. 1) The height of our rectangle is 13 units and its base is 11 units. The area of our rectangle is 143 square units … or 13 X 11 = 143 This later example is one of pure mathematics. However if we want to use math as a language then we will have to apply concepts or words to our axis system.

Let us look at a typical physics problem of distance, velocity and time displayed on a two dimensional axis system. Let us assign the y-axis to be levels of velocity in units of miles per hour and the x-axis to be amounts of time in units of hours. Furthermore, let us look at an example using the concept of the “distance an object has traveled is equal to the velocity of that object multiplied by the time the object has traveled.” or “d = vt” In this example let us look at the Cartesian coordinate system as well as its orthogonal construction.

We will use the same pure mathematical example as before but by our contextualizing the axis and assigning the y-axis to represent velocity and the x-axis to represent time, our original point from the last example (11,13) has a new meaning. To reiterate … the point before was in the realm of pure mathematics but now the point represents a moment in time of a speeding object. The object is traveling 13 miles per hour and has been traveling for 11 hours. So to calculate, (d = vt), the distance the object has traveled we must multiply the velocity by the time or 13 miles per hour times 11 hours which equals 143 miles.

In essence, what we have done has been to assign a concept by using words (velocity and time) to our axis system. Moving our attention up or down on the y-axis displays different values of velocity. Moving left and right on, the x-axis displays different amounts of duration or time. Physical experimentation can easily verify the veracity of this equation. In addition, the same experimentation verifies the verbal concepts and their relationship to each other that we have assigned to our axis system. We can see the relationship between the concepts of distance, velocity and time spread out on a two-dimensional plane via our axis system. It is important to note that these concepts occupy orthogonal spaces as well as all equations in the form of a = (b)(c).

The orthogonal space poem possesses the exact same form as our scientific equations however, our intention is poetic as opposed to science.

For our example lets look at the following orthogonal space poem which is titled “Prometheus’s Epistle To Job”

In this poem Prometheus expresses to Job that the suffering of pious people is equal to the arrogance of their God divided by the level of ostentatious generosity imparted by their God.

Lets see how this poem relates to an orthogonal space using a Cartesian coordinate system. We can see how it follows the same structure as the previous physics example.

Another important aspect of creating a orthogonal space poem is to examine all the syntactically different synonymous permutations. Let me reiterate, the structure for an orthogonal poem is a = b c which means that we can solve the equation three different ways. a = b c, b = a/c and c = a/b. When creating an orthogonal space poem you would want to solve and analyze your poem all three different ways to make sure that the poem makes ‘aesthetic sense’ in each different form. Lets look at the latter poem as an example.

The suffering of pious people = The arrogance of their God “divided by” The ostentatious generosity of their God

This poem should also make sense in its two other syntactically different however, synonymous structures.

The arrogance of their God = The suffering of pious people “multiplied by” The ostentatious generosity of their God

And:

The ostentatious generosity of their God = The arrogance of their God "divided by" The suffering of pious people

Korean Dog Dream In Spain

I am grateful and honored to have “Dog Dream” accepted into the show Bridges Donostia in San Sebastian, Spain. July 24-27, 2007

The other artists in the bridges show are referenced here

Dog DreamThis is my first Korean artwork

The Korean text translates as:

Dog Dream = Irrationality / Importance

The equation is in the form of an orthogonal space poem

The Account Of Oscar

The following is a mathematical adaptation and edition of an Oscar Wilde quote.

The later poem is in the form of an orthogonal space poem

Fall Well

I forgot to post this two weeks ago.

also see Orthogonal Space Poem

Unlikely 2.0

Dog Dream

This is my first Korean artwork
Dog Dream = Irrationality / Importance

The poem is in the form of an orthogonal space poem


Check out the lastest Unlikely Stories. My latest two pieces are among some wonderful new art/poetry work.

Temptation At The Asymptote

I have a new piece titled “Temptation” (below)

As you look at the graph of Y=1/x (above) you will notice the values become extremely large as you approach the asymptote where the value of x equals zero. At x = zero the y value becomes infinite (at the asymptote).

We have the same situation when we approach temptation. It gets stronger and stronger as we get closer to the object of our temptation and when you touch your temptation you lose the game. In other words the shorter the distance to your object of temptation the closer you get to the asymptote.

The form of the poem is an orthogonal space poem

Temptation 2006 Kaz Maslanka

Prometheus Epistle to Job

Do the muses scatter ancient fragments of thought or do they just perpetuate them. How is it that the ancient Greek Titans can still speak?

also see Orthogonal Space Poem