About this Event
Hosted in celebration of Fibonacci Day — November 23
What happens when numbers become words?
What happens when equations become emotions, patterns become poetry, and mathematics becomes a way to tell the story of who we are?
Fibonacci Day is celebrated on November 23 because 11/23 reflects the beginning of the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... Each number is generated by adding the two numbers before it.
But we're interested in more than the numbers.
We're interested in the stories inside them.
THE MIC
Poets, writers, students, educators, artists, mathematicians, and community members are invited to share original poetry inspired by:
- Numbers & numerology
- Fibonacci sequences
- The Golden Ratio
- Infinity
- Patterns
- Geometry
- Algebra
- Probability & chance
- Time & measurement
- Money & economics
- Science & nature
- Counting & memory
- Symmetry & identity
- Growth & transformation
- The mathematics of love, relationships, and life
No math degree required.
You don't have to "be good at math."
You just have to have something to say.
THE FIBONACCI CHALLENGE
Participants will be invited to experiment with a Fibonacci-inspired poem.
For example, structure your poem using:
1 line → 1 line → 2 lines → 3 lines → 5 lines → 8 lines
Or challenge yourself to write a poem in which the number of words in each line follows the sequence.
The goal isn't mathematical perfection.
The goal is to discover what happens when pattern becomes creative constraint.
Photo release note: Please be aware that by attending this event, you are consenting to your pictures and videos throughout being taken throughout the event. You acknowledge that you will not be entitled to any compensation, royalty, or other remuneration for the use of such photographs and/or videos. You understand that you may revoke this consent in writing at any time, and the Organization will cease using photographs and/or videos of you from that point forward and that any materials already published or distributed before the revocation cannot be recalled or removed unless provided notice in writing for such.
Event venue & nearby stays
Genesee Valley Field House Lodge, 1316 Genesee Street, Rochester, United States
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