2. St. Robert Catholic High School 10 Academic Concrete Poetry Station

3. Origin of Concrete Poetry Experimental poetry which emerged during the 1950- 1960s and concentrated on the visual appearance of the words on the page. It featured new typographical arrangements, shape poems and the use of collage etc. It owed much to early figure poems such as The Altar and Easter-Wings by George Herbert. The effect of Concrete Poetry is lost when the poem is read aloud. Information taken from: http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_poetic_terms_c.htmhttp://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_poetic_terms_c.htm

4. Characteristics of Concrete Poetry poet's intent is conveyed by graphic patterns of letters, words, or symbols rather than by the meaning of words in conventional arrangement. concrete poetry is essentially poetry that does not privilege meaning above all it does privilege sound and the visual it uses language not as a conduit but as the content itself that is not to deny that there is meaning in form, but that meaning is not presented in a linear or narrative fashion typical of structured sound and language. Information taken from: http://cjms.fims.uwo.ca/issues/01-01/petrou.pdf & http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9025105/concrete-poetryhttp://cjms.fims.uwo.ca/issues/01-01/petrou.pdfhttp://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9025105/concrete-poetry

5. Kite by Anonymous I wish I were a Kite on high I could fly up to the sky Up to the blue sky High as a cloud I wish I were A kite High Up + Tie by Anonymous IT USED TO BE THE GUY WHO WORE THE TIE BUT NOW GIRLS BUY TIES, NOT JUST FOR GUYS FOR THEMSELVES THEY BUY TIES WITH POLKA DOTS, TIES WITH SPOTS, TIES WITH POP ART TIES WITH WORDS ON THEM, TIES WITH A BIRTHSTONE, TIES WITH PICTURES, STRIPES AND CHECKS. TIES Now, Select any solid object and create your own concrete poem.