Humour, Prose

Living with Mathematics

by Siddiq Islam Mathematics is a rare but serious condition that not many know about, and yet, it may be quietly affecting many of your friends at university. It is often caused by a degree in mathematics, and it gives rise to many symptoms, ranging from minor to debilitating. The condition is characterised by a […]

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Poetry

The Mosaic

by Siddiq Islam I A bricklayer pleases his wife by inlayingA pattern of bricks in one wall of her store.The heavenly mural shows bright songbirds playingIn flowery fields by a soft honey shore. The King sees this gardenscape paradisaicAnd covets the beauteous brickwork mosaicSo calls for five thousand strong men to createA queue from the […]

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