Throughout this article, Jason will be going over how concrete poetry can be an interesting genre to analyze and what makes concrete poetry an authentic genre. By looking at concrete poetry through the lens of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), Jason focuses on how the content blends together with the visual appearance to create a deeper meaning.
Going back to 7th grade, my english class was learning about the broad genre of poetry. At first, I thought “Oh boy. . . another writing project.” But as we worked our way through the unit, concrete poetry got my attention because I am an artist and I enjoy the concept of imagery. I am what you call a visual thinker. I prefer to think with the right side of my brain which is the more …show more content…
Many resources popped up and after reviewing the majority of them, I pulled the most important information from each site. This type of poem goes back to Greek Alexandria of the third century B.C., when the purpose of the poems were to be presented on objects such as an ax handle, a statue’s wings, an altar—even an egg. Concrete poetry, also called shape or pattern poetry, is poetry written in the form of a shape or image. Also, the visual appearance of the poem must be related to the topic of the text. Concrete poetry is a creative genre with space as an additional category by arranging words in non-linear patterns on the page. Drawing using both textual and visual styles, concrete poetry is a cross between text and image, and forces readers to switch between reading and viewing …show more content…
In his concrete poem written in 1969 called, “ Swan and Shadow”, he demonstrates various techniques to connect the composition to form of the poem. In most concrete poetry, you have to be careful when you write it because the placement of certain words and phrases can impact the meaning of the line. For example, the swan’s head describes, “Dusk / Above the / Water … ”. These words are connected to where they were written because “Dusk” can be portrayed as the swan’s head and “Above the water” implies that the swan is, obviously, above the water within the
Going back to 7th grade, my english class was learning about the broad genre of poetry. At first, I thought “Oh boy. . . another writing project.” But as we worked our way through the unit, concrete poetry got my attention because I am an artist and I enjoy the concept of imagery. I am what you call a visual thinker. I prefer to think with the right side of my brain which is the more …show more content…
Many resources popped up and after reviewing the majority of them, I pulled the most important information from each site. This type of poem goes back to Greek Alexandria of the third century B.C., when the purpose of the poems were to be presented on objects such as an ax handle, a statue’s wings, an altar—even an egg. Concrete poetry, also called shape or pattern poetry, is poetry written in the form of a shape or image. Also, the visual appearance of the poem must be related to the topic of the text. Concrete poetry is a creative genre with space as an additional category by arranging words in non-linear patterns on the page. Drawing using both textual and visual styles, concrete poetry is a cross between text and image, and forces readers to switch between reading and viewing …show more content…
In his concrete poem written in 1969 called, “ Swan and Shadow”, he demonstrates various techniques to connect the composition to form of the poem. In most concrete poetry, you have to be careful when you write it because the placement of certain words and phrases can impact the meaning of the line. For example, the swan’s head describes, “Dusk / Above the / Water … ”. These words are connected to where they were written because “Dusk” can be portrayed as the swan’s head and “Above the water” implies that the swan is, obviously, above the water within the