Poetry is FUNPoetic Forms

Concrete PoemThis form of poetry has been around since the 1500s. It was originally called Pattern Poetry or Shape Poetry. The term Concrete Poem was coined in the 1950s. Present an idea graphically by using the letters and/or words to create a picture

FormIf you remove the form of the poem, you weaken the poem. In some (though not all) Concrete Poems, the form contains so much significant meaning of the poem that, if you remove the form of the poem, you destroy the poem. The arrangement of letters and words creates an image that offers the meaning visually. The white space of the page can be a significant part of the poem. The physical arrangement in a Concrete Poem can provide a cohesion that the actual words lack. This allows a poem to ignore standard syntax, and logical sequencing.

"Scales, A Judgement," by Court Smith

"Dove's Song," by Court Smith

Breezes," by Court Smith

"Shaped Salmon," by Court Smith

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CONCRETE POEM by Berkley S (2007)

CONCRETE by william f (2007) W G IN F T L H IG F S EA ER TH

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Concrete by Jessica S (2007)

By Jesse H (2007)

Concrete Poem- The Bridge by Thomas H (2007)

YOUR TURNCreate your own concrete poem and add it to your power point poetry portfolio

*"Scales, A Judgement," by Court Smith, NORTHWEST MAGAZINE, June 11, 1978, p. 15.*"Dove's Song," by Court Smith, ANTHROPOLOGY AND HUMANISM QUARTERLY, 13(2)[1988]:62. Reprinted in the ELOQUENT UMBRELLA, 1996, p. 27.*By Lourdes Bustamante*Breezes," by Court Smith, THE WINDLESS ORCHARD, 31, p. 12, reprinted in the ELOQUENT UMBRELLA 1995, p. 68.*"Shaped Salmon," by Court Smith, ANTHROPOLOGY AND HUMANISM QUARTERLY 14(2)[1989]:74. Reprinted in the ELOQUENT UMBRELLA, 1992, p. 33. Published in RIVER SONG, 1999* My thanks to Billy Eckles of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for this excellent example of concrete poetry.*By Jesse H