My Concrete Poetry Challenge
I'm looking for an example of concrete poetry for an e-book I'm currently writing, and it occurred to me that this would be a good opportunity to set a challenge for readers of this blog and members of my forum at www.mywriterscircle.com.
For those who don't know, concrete poetry is a term used to describe poems in which the shape of the poem and the way the words are arranged on the page contributes to the overall effect. If you're unsure what I mean, a quick search for "concrete poetry" on Google should turn up plenty of info (and examples) for you.
The e-book will be aimed at teachers, and I'm looking for something fairly straightforward. Humour would be a bonus, but isn't essential. Basically, what I want is a good example of concrete poetry so that teachers understand what it is and can perhaps use the poem as an example for their pupils. It should also be something I can reproduce without too much difficulty in e-book format. Obviously, all entrants will retain the copyright in their poems.
The winning poem will be used in the e-book (which I'm co-writing with the poet Simon Pitt) and full credit will be given to the author, including a link to their website if they have one. And, naturally, the winner will receive a free copy of the finished e-book as well.
The deadline is next Friday, 26 January, at 12 noon GMT. For more info, see this topic on my forum:
www.mywriterscircle.com/index.php?topic=7160.0.
The above is also the place to post your entry. Note that to enter the challenge you will need to be a registered member of the forum and logged in, but registering is free and takes only a few moments.
Incidentally, even if you're not interested in contributing a poem, I recommend clicking on the above link to view the amazing entries that have been submitted already. There are some great examples in the shape of a ship, a human being, and a beach hut. I'm starting to think maybe I should also publish a separate anthology of concrete poetry!
For those who don't know, concrete poetry is a term used to describe poems in which the shape of the poem and the way the words are arranged on the page contributes to the overall effect. If you're unsure what I mean, a quick search for "concrete poetry" on Google should turn up plenty of info (and examples) for you.
The e-book will be aimed at teachers, and I'm looking for something fairly straightforward. Humour would be a bonus, but isn't essential. Basically, what I want is a good example of concrete poetry so that teachers understand what it is and can perhaps use the poem as an example for their pupils. It should also be something I can reproduce without too much difficulty in e-book format. Obviously, all entrants will retain the copyright in their poems.
The winning poem will be used in the e-book (which I'm co-writing with the poet Simon Pitt) and full credit will be given to the author, including a link to their website if they have one. And, naturally, the winner will receive a free copy of the finished e-book as well.
The deadline is next Friday, 26 January, at 12 noon GMT. For more info, see this topic on my forum:
www.mywriterscircle.com/index.php?topic=7160.0.
The above is also the place to post your entry. Note that to enter the challenge you will need to be a registered member of the forum and logged in, but registering is free and takes only a few moments.
Incidentally, even if you're not interested in contributing a poem, I recommend clicking on the above link to view the amazing entries that have been submitted already. There are some great examples in the shape of a ship, a human being, and a beach hut. I'm starting to think maybe I should also publish a separate anthology of concrete poetry!
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Nick at 11:07 AM
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