Identify $ \sum\limits_{k=-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(x+k)^2}$ 
Identify $$ f(x)=\sum\limits_{k=-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(x+k)^2}.$$

Is this a known expansion of a simpler looking function? I understand that this series becomes infinite at integers.
 A: Note that (see here) for $x\not \in \mathbb{Z}$
$$\pi\cot(\pi x)=\sum_{k\in \mathbb{Z}}\frac{1}{x-k}=\sum_{k\in \mathbb{Z}}\frac{1}{x+k}.$$
Since it is analytic you can differentiate it term by term and we obtain,
$$-\frac{\pi^2}{\sin^2{(\pi x)}}=\left(\pi\cot(\pi x)\right)'=\sum_{k\in \mathbb{Z}}\frac{-1}{(x+k)^2}.$$
Finally
$$\sum_{k\in \mathbb{Z}}\frac{1}{(x+k)^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{\sin^2{(\pi x)}}.$$
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Note that
  $\ds{\left.\sum_{k = 0}^{\infty}{1 \over \pars{k + z}^{2}}\right\vert_{\ x\ \not\in\ \mathbb{Z}} = \Psi\,'\pars{z}}$ is a well known identity. $\ds{\Psi}$ is the Digamma Function.

\begin{align}
\color{#f00}{\mrm{f}\pars{x}} & \equiv
\sum_{k = -\infty}^{\infty}\,\,{1 \over \pars{x + k}^{2}} =
{1 \over x^{2}} + \sum_{k = 0}^{\infty}
\bracks{{1 \over \pars{k + x}^{2}} + {1 \over \pars{k - x}^{2}}}
\\[5mm] & =
\overbrace{{1 \over x^{2}} + \Psi\, '\pars{x}}^{\ds{\Psi\, '\pars{1 + x}}}\ +\ \Psi\, '\pars{-x}\qquad\pars{~Recurrence~}
\\[5mm] & =
-\pi\,\totald{\cot\pars{\pi x}}{x}\qquad
\pars{~Euler\ Reflection\ Formula~}
\\[5mm] & = \color{#f00}{\pi^{2}\csc^{2}\pars{\pi x}}
\end{align}
A: We can also use the well known summation formula $$\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}f\left(k\right)=-\sum\left\{ \textrm{residues of }\pi\cot\left(\pi z\right)f\left(z\right)\textrm{ at }f\left(z\right)\textrm{'s poles}\right\} 
 $$ so we have to evaluate $$\underset{z=-x}{\textrm{Res}}\frac{\pi\cot\left(\pi z\right)}{\left(z+x\right)^{2}}=\lim_{z\rightarrow-x}\frac{d}{dz}\left(\pi\cot\left(\pi z\right)\right)=-\pi^{2}\csc^{2}\left(\pi x\right)$$ hence $$\sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}}\frac{1}{\left(k+x\right)^{2}}=\color{red}{\pi^{2}\csc^{2}\left(\pi x\right)}$$ obviously if $x$ is not an integer.
