Concrete poem ideas

The poem is about someone who promises the most precious person in her or his life that she/ he will always be there for the person no matter what happens.

It’s been raining here all day. Following is a concrete poem to memorialize the event.

by Brett Vogelsinger When it comes to concrete poetry, students are often impressed with its combination of simplicity and cleverness. And that's the thing about concrete poems: like masterful acrobats or skateboarders or dancers, they make artful maneuvers look easy. As some people work on movement to play with gravity, the concrete poet plays with negative space, the blank page, and the shape of words in original and sometimes humorous ways. One of my favorite concrete poets is Bob Raczka…

What is a concrete poem? http://www.short-story-time.com/kids-concrete-poems.html You can make your own on a word document: OR, you can create one online: http://www.wild-about-woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/

I am always surprised how much my students like poetry and even more amazed at the poetry they create during our poetry unit. We start the poetry writing process slowly with an adjective review. The students made a list of … Continue reading →

Emergingwriter blogs about writing mainly in Ireland. Kate Dempsey writes short stories, poetry and prose and runs the Poetry Divas.

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It is the end of week one, and that means it's CHALLENGE TIME! As promised, I have worked throughout the week to write a few new concrete poems of my own. I ended up with two finished poems and one very rough work-in-progress. The poem I have decided to share here is Hot Air Balloon. Hot air balloons are a common sight from my back deck. We often spot them on clear, warmish days near the northern horizon, drifting steadily nearer above the rooftops. A few days ago I saw the first balloon of…

-EDIT: despite being more of an artist than a writer, this concrete poem has generated a LOT of traffic towards my blog. I suppose people searching for concrete poems seem to enjoy mine very much a…

Have a look at the poem below. What do you think of it? what features has it got which makes it a shape poem? Add your thoughts as comments to this post.

Shape Poetry Idea

Concrete poem, I love this kind.