1. A concrete poem takes the shape of the
Concrete Poems
A concrete poem takes the shape of the
object
it describes.

2. Tree
Tree

3. Dove

4. Salmon

5. Sailboat

6. and fly about in the mind like a kite in the cloudy white
poem
can play
with the wind
and dart and dance
and fly about in the mind
like a kite in the cloudy white
sky at so dizzy a height it
seems out of reach but
is waiting to be
very gently
pulled
down to
the
page
below
by a
string of
musical
words

7. Create your own Create your own concrete poem Make every word count
vivid verbs
delightful / devious / designing / demanding descriptors
non-nebulous nouns
Alliteration rules, thus use it extensively

8. Create your own Concrete Poem
All work, of course, is your own original work
Do not choose a simple object such as a circle, pencil, or a table.