Trigonopoems

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Trigonopoems is a collaborative project where participants are invited to write poems based on the paintings from my Trigonopoetry series. These paintings start from the pages of two 1920’s trigonometry textbooks. Some words are masked out to create new phrases, and the rest is painted.

Anyone can sign for the project using the form to the right. The guidelines are simple:

  • a participant can write one or more poems based on any painting(s) from the series (there
    are no limits on the number of poems or paintings).
  • The poems can be based on the painting’s text, image, or both.
  • Participants are encouraged to finish the poems within 2 months of signing up for the project.

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Below you can see all the paintings from the Trigonopoetry series. For each painting, the text from the painting is also copied underneath the image. Due to the large number of paintings, they are split into several tabs. For each painting, the title is in bold and text in the painting is italicized; press on the thumbnail to see a larger image.

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Hope and Other Heavenly Bodies: The celestial sphere is the line connecting art and hope and other heavenly bodies.

Hope and Other Heavenly Bodies: The celestial sphere is the line connecting art and hope and other heavenly bodies.

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0.01 Fun: The arrangement of figures in this page is only 0.01 fun.

0.01 Fun: The arrangement of figures in this page is only 0.01 fun.

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The Complex Plex: A complex plex is a plex who is the product of a complex law.

The Complex Plex: A complex plex is a plex who is the product of a complex law.

The Teen in Thee: I resent the teen in thee.

The Teen in Thee: I resent the teen in thee.

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The Sigh of Elation: The sigh of elation, lower than himself, depressing until the end

The Sigh of Elation: The sigh of elation, lower than himself, depressing until the end

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We Find the Man Lying: Whose type is the man we find lying on his ass?

We Find the Man Lying: Whose type is the man we find lying on his ass?

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Confusion in Development: In this text we shall use confusion 2 develop a formula for sin.

Confusion in Development: In this text we shall use confusion 2 develop a formula for sin.

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Rope Up the Slope: A horse pulls a rope which makes a man pee up the slope.

Rope Up the Slope: A horse pulls a rope which makes a man pee up the slope.

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Upflowing River: Find the shadow of the sun in the river which rises up the slope.

Upflowing River: Find the shadow of the sun in the river which rises up the slope.

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Aiming Guns in France: Art is almost universally used in France in aiming guns.

Aiming Guns in France: Art is almost universally used in France in aiming guns.

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Mate! Just Mate!: The student should use all means at his command to mate.

Mate! Just Mate!: The student should use all means at his command to mate.

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The Dent (Pushed In): His car has a dent that her hand found and pushed in.

The Dent (Pushed In): His car has a dent that her hand found and pushed in.

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The Ability to Study: The student should supply the ability to open a book and study

The Ability to Study: The student should supply the ability to open a book and study

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Kill Mortality: Which question will inter mortality?

Kill Mortality: Which question will inter mortality?

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From a Mental Picture: The student should drill himself in giving orally. After a little practice, he can easily off it from just a mental picture.

From a Mental Picture: The student should drill himself in giving orally. After a little practice, he can easily off it from just a mental picture.

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A Convenient Workout: A well-known formula called art making gives us a convenient workout.

A Convenient Workout: A well-known formula called art making gives us a convenient workout.

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What a Rant Is: Fun is fun is fun is what a rant is.

What a Rant Is: Fun is fun is fun is what a rant is.

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Spoken of in Verse: Sin is often spoken of in verse.

Spoken of in Verse: Sin is often spoken of in verse.

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Two Heavy Crosses: Two heavy crosses is all the student will locate correctly using pot.

Two Heavy Crosses: Two heavy crosses is all the student will locate correctly using pot.

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Ions of a Broken Line: As a test, the student may wish to follow the ions of a broken line.

Ions of a Broken Line: As a test, the student may wish to follow the ions of a broken line.

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The True Value of It All: The true value of it all is ambiguity.

The True Value of It All: The true value of it all is ambiguity.

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The Void of Principles: The only new idea here is the method of finding sin in the void of principles.

The Void of Principles: The only new idea here is the method of finding sin in the void of principles.

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Sing, Sing, Sing: Sing in the morning! Sing in the afternoon! And sing when the sun makes the horizon appear higher than it really is.

Sing, Sing, Sing: Sing in the morning! Sing in the afternoon! And sing when the sun makes the horizon appear higher than it really is.

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A Purely Geometric Definition of Fun: A purely geometric definition of fun is in the air.

A Purely Geometric Definition of Fun: A purely geometric definition of fun is in the air.

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Preserved Confusion: Care has been taken to preserve confusion in navigation. The same care has been exercised to eliminate reliability.

Preserved Confusion: Care has been taken to preserve confusion in navigation. The same care has been exercised to eliminate reliability.

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The Astronomical Observer's Finding: "1 minute = nuts" is all the astronomical observer found before ending up ill in Urbana.

The Astronomical Observer’s Finding: “1 minute = nuts” is all the astronomical observer found before ending up ill in Urbana.

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Real Rectangular Roots: Real rectangular reduction-rejecting relative roots define the fundamental laws of periodicity.

Real Rectangular Roots: Real rectangular reduction-rejecting relative roots define the fundamental laws of periodicity.

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Values, Not Formulas: It is sometimes desirable to see art as substituting values instead of memorizing formulas

Values, Not Formulas: It is sometimes desirable to see art as substituting values instead of memorizing formulas

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Meaningful Result (Sometime Later): By treating an illogical statement as if it were true it is possible to arrive at a result which will have more meaning later.

Meaningful Result (Sometime Later): By treating an illogical statement as if it were true it is possible to arrive at a result which will have more meaning later.

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Customs Among Computers: It is often customary among computers to leave change when, in a long piece of computation, the errors approximate the results.

Customs Among Computers: It is often customary among computers to leave change when, in a long piece of computation, the errors approximate the results.

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The End of the Shadow of the Sun: Art is found at the end of the shadow of the sun.

The End of the Shadow of the Sun: Art is found at the end of the shadow of the sun.

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Complex Answers to Odd Problems: The fun is to write complex answers to odd problems.

Complex Answers to Odd Problems: The fun is to write complex answers to odd problems.

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The Truth About Double Sin: Without reflection, the student might think that sin would be equal to sin+sin. This is not true; sin is equal to one, but sin+sin is equal to greater fun.

The Truth About Double Sin: Without reflection, the student might think that sin would be equal to sin+sin. This is not true; sin is equal to one, but sin+sin is equal to greater fun.

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Art in the Mind: Art can be done mentally after drill and experience.

Art in the Mind: Art can be done mentally after drill and experience.

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Odd Fun: We have fun and it is odd, and it is negative and it is not necessary

Odd Fun: We have fun and it is odd, and it is negative and it is not necessary

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One Unit of Rot: For if a body is equal to one unit of rot, art revolutions are easily reduced to cute statements.

One Unit of Rot: For if a body is equal to one unit of rot, art revolutions are easily reduced to cute statements.

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Excesses in Art: In art we may have no solution, one solution or two solutions. That is, we have excesses.

Excesses in Art: In art we may have no solution, one solution or two solutions. That is, we have excesses.

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The Known vs. the Unknown: The student should master the known opposite the unknown

The Known vs. the Unknown: The student should master the known opposite the unknown

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Racy Products: Square men eat racy products

Racy Products: Square men eat racy products

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Stairway Across the Pond: The steps of a stairway tread in the distance across the pond

Stairway Across the Pond: The steps of a stairway tread in the distance across the pond

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Periodic Fun with Curves: Sin is periodic fun with natural curves

Periodic Fun with Curves: Sin is periodic fun with natural curves

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Manipulative Mean Rants: The student should be warned against known manipulations always present in mean rants.

Manipulative Mean Rants: The student should be warned against known manipulations always present in mean rants.

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Art of Any Value: Art whose angles are right angles and whose sides are minute may have any value.

Art of Any Value: Art whose angles are right angles and whose sides are minute may have any value.

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Powerful Hyperbolic Vision: Hyperbolic vision yields infinite power in art.

Powerful Hyperbolic Vision: Hyperbolic vision yields infinite power in art.

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Two Boats Sailing: Two boats leave the same wharf. The first boat leaves at 10am. The second boat sails into the lighthouse.

Two Boats Sailing: Two boats leave the same wharf. The first boat leaves at 10am. The second boat sails into the lighthouse.

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Art 5107 Miles Away: Note that it is easy to find art 5107 miles from New York.

Art 5107 Miles Away: Note that it is easy to find art 5107 miles from New York.

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Passing Fun: Passing fun in the van should be done if not too inconvenient.

Passing Fun: Passing fun in the van should be done if not too inconvenient.

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Desirable Lies: Lies are either too small or too large to be desirable

Desirable Lies: Lies are either too small or too large to be desirable

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Guns Fired Simultaneously: Guns fired simultaneously are but the reflectiion of depression in the surface of the pond

Guns Fired Simultaneously: Guns fired simultaneously are but the reflectiion of depression in the surface of the pond

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Shadow on a Foot: Art is a show that is less than an imaginary shadow on a foot

Shadow on a Foot: Art is a show that is less than an imaginary shadow on a foot

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The 10th Significant Error: The condensed method of writing in this table is surely correct to the tenth significant error.

The 10th Significant Error: The condensed method of writing in this table is surely correct to the tenth significant error.

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The Tree and Its Shadow: At the edge of the lake the tree and its shadow reach the remotest point on the top of the mountain.

The Tree and Its Shadow: At the edge of the lake the tree and its shadow reach the remotest point on the top of the mountain.

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Cat Hanging Freely: Often the cat is allowed to hang freely from a short table.

Cat Hanging Freely: Often the cat is allowed to hang freely from a short table.

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Answer to Problems: Answer to problems: sin, sin, ... sin. There is no law.

Answer to Problems: Answer to problems: sin, sin, … sin. There is no law.

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Nary a Pear: Remember that a pure imaginary number is nary a pear in both pure and applied mathematics

Nary a Pear: Remember that a pure imaginary number is nary a pear in both pure and applied mathematics

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5 feet 8 Inches as a Small Error: A man 5 feet 8 inches high is just a small error in between the surface of the earth and his horizon.

5 feet 8 Inches as a Small Error: A man 5 feet 8 inches high is just a small error in between the surface of the earth and his horizon.

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Sin in the Making: It should be noted that sin is in the making

Sin in the Making: It should be noted that sin is in the making

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Check Mate Desired: Check, check, check. Prove the check mate is desired

Check Mate Desired: Check, check, check. Prove the check mate is desired

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Art (One Place to the Left): Now, if we move the point one place to the left, we can say that this is art

Art (One Place to the Left): Now, if we move the point one place to the left, we can say that this is art

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An Irrational System: We need to find, with as little effort and time as possible, an irrational system headed by zeros

An Irrational System: We need to find, with as little effort and time as possible, an irrational system headed by zeros

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The Fun Value of Each Repeat: Construct ... Construct: the fun value of each repeat is but a tangent

The Fun Value of Each Repeat: Construct … Construct: the fun value of each repeat is but a tangent

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An Ordinary Rake: How far out is it to handle an ordinary rake as an instrument of precision.

An Ordinary Rake: How far out is it to handle an ordinary rake as an instrument of precision.

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If In Doubt: If in doubt, follow the law: sin is never greater than unity

If In Doubt: If in doubt, follow the law: sin is never greater than unity

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The Desirable Scribe: The scribe is in between a barrier and a lake, wholly inaccessible and invisible to desire.

The Desirable Scribe: The scribe is in between a barrier and a lake, wholly inaccessible and invisible to desire.

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Terrestrial and Celestial: Terrestrial and celestial must be reduced to one

Terrestrial and Celestial: Terrestrial and celestial must be reduced to one

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Oblique Equations: Her oblique trigonometric equations define zenith

Oblique Equations: Her oblique trigonometric equations define zenith

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Zero Media Following: The student should prove that the general rule of zero media following has many advantages

Zero Media Following: The student should prove that the general rule of zero media following has many advantages

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Art's Big Secret: Art is cant, only we should not write that here

Art’s Big Secret: Art is cant, only we should not write that here

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Imaginary Truth: In art we see that the truth can be imaginary

Imaginary Truth: In art we see that the truth can be imaginary

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Inaccessible Church: Art is an inaccessible church

Inaccessible Church: Art is an inaccessible church

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Find the Runaway Mountain: The top of a mountain is going away from the horizon. Find the mountain!

Find the Runaway Mountain: The top of a mountain is going away from the horizon. Find the mountain!

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If It Cuts...: If it is, it cuts. If it cuts, it is practical.

If It Cuts…: If it is, it cuts. If it cuts, it is practical.

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The Hen-Seeking Pen: The hen can be found by dropping a pen in the trough.

The Hen-Seeking Pen: The hen can be found by dropping a pen in the trough.

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The Easy Way to Find a Sultan: We can easily find a sultan by following the shadow of an object from dawn to sunset.

The Easy Way to Find a Sultan: We can easily find a sultan by following the shadow of an object from dawn to sunset.

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We (Still Have Thee): We sin, we can, we use. We tan, we find, we derive. And still we have thee.

We (Still Have Thee): We sin, we can, we use. We tan, we find, we derive. And still we have thee.

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How to Draw on a Larger Scale: If pot were known to us, then we could be drawing on a larger scale

How to Draw on a Larger Scale: If pot were known to us, then we could be drawing on a larger scale

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Follow Me, Please!: Following me is much more practical and easily above following a hen

Follow Me, Please!: Following me is much more practical and easily above following a hen

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Silly Plane: The plane is horizontal. The plane is vertical. From this it follows that the plane is silly.

Silly Plane: The plane is horizontal. The plane is vertical. From this it follows that the plane is silly.

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