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Concrete poetry relates more to the visual than to the verbal arts although there is a considerable overlap in the kind of product to which it refers. Historically, however, concrete poetry has developed from a long tradition of shaped or patterned poems in which the words are arranged in such a way as to depict their subject.
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Ottos mops is one of Jandl's most famous humorous poems. The author himself labelled it a 'Sprechgedicht': a poem that creates its particular effect best when read aloud. It is frequently used in German schools as an example of concrete poetry, and has inspired several imitations by other poets, and by children.
An inner spread from Tango With Cows.This copy is in MoMA. Around 1913 the group became known as cubo-futurists, originally coined in a lecture by the critic Chukovsky [5] referring to the group's stylistic similarities both to French Cubism and to the Italian avant-garde poet Marinetti's new movement (Italian) futurism, with its emphasis on speed and modernity.
A Curious Collection of Cats: Concrete Poems is a 2009 Children's poetry collection by Betsy Franco and illustrated by Michael Wertz. It is made up of concrete poems in various forms , including haiku , limerick , and free verse , that highlight various aspects of cat behaviour .
In her survey, Concrete Poetry: A World View (1968), Mary Ellen Solt observed that certain trends included under the label concrete poetry were tending towards a "new visual poetry". Its chief characteristic is that it leaves behind the old poetic function of orality and is therefore distinct from the ancient tradition of shaped poetry from ...
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The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a poem for children written by Ogden Nash. [1] A picture book of the 1936 poem with illustrations by Lynn M. Munsinger was published in 1995. [2] [3] The poem has been described as "probably his most famous poem for kids". [4]