1. Concrete Poetry A project by Emma Caamaño and Jamie Lynn Connors

2. What is it?  Poetry arranged to create an image or a visual pattern.  Example:  Form poetry from the first unit of poetry.

3. Origin  Greek Alexandria BCE  Revived in Brazil after the Korean War in 1950's

4. Examples

5. Activity: Concrete Poem in your Notebooks  First, choose a topic you would like to write about.  Examples: Sports, places, or candy.  Second, write a draft of your poem that is fourteen lines or more.  Third, on the back of the draft (or a new sheet of paper) arrange your draft into a pattern or image as a final draft.