Poetry is FUN

1. Poetry is FUN Poetic Forms

2. Concrete Poem • This 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

3. Form • If 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.

4. "Damning Dams," by Court Smith

5. "Scales, A Judgement," by Court Smith

6. "Dove's Song," by Court Smith

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8. Breezes," by Court Smith

9. "Shaped Salmon," by Court Smith

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14. Example

18. Example“Acrobats” by: Ian Hamilton Finlay

19. Example

20. CONCRETE POEM by Berkley S (2007)

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22. Concrete by Jessica S (2007)

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25. YOUR TURN Create your own concrete poem and add it to your power point poetry portfolio