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Shape Poetry
-Shape Poetry is also associated with Concrete Poetry-

Shape is one of the main things that separate prose and poetry.  Poetry can take on many formats,
but one of the most inventive forms is for the poem to take on the shape of its subject.  Therefore,
if the subject of your poem were of a flower, then the poem would be shaped like a flower. If it
were of a fish, then the poem would take on the shape of a fish. >

Shape and Concrete Poetry go hand-in-hand; however, Concrete or Visual Poetry don’t have to
take on the particular shape of the poem’s subject, but rather the wording in the poem can enhance
the effect of the words such as in this line:

an angel tumbling
d
 o
   w
     n  
        to earth . . .

Designing your own shape poem can be simple and fun, but try not to pick anything that would be
too difficult.  We suggest mapping out or drawing your shape first, and then importing the text of
your poem into your shape.


Example #1:
Birth of a Triangle

mama and papa and baby make three,
 reaching sides of a three-sided tree.
   oedipal winds rustle from leaves;
     triangular shapes converting
        dissimilarity into peeves.
          straight lines connect
            the corners turned;
               mirrored sight
                 un-burned;
                   buried
                     am
                       i

Copyright © 2001 Alex Goldenberg

-from www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

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