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Concrete Poetry: Poetry Beyond Text

Concrete Poems or Sculpting Poetry, Writers's Digest


Sonnet in the Shape of a Potted Christmas Tree, George Starbuck (2003)

Concrete Poetry, posted on Vimeo by the Heide Museum of Modern Art


Discovering Poetic Form and Structure Using Concrete Poems, ReadWriteThink



Student Writing


See Concrete Poetry examples from Ms. Bradley's English Explorations, Waterloo Regional School District


Picture Books

Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems. Rob Raczka. Roaring Brook Press, 2016

Ode to a Commode:  Concrete Poems.  Brian Cleary, Millbrook Press, 2014

A Spectacular Selection of Sea Critters:  Concrete Poems.  Betsy Franco.  Millbrook Press, 2015

A Dazzling Display of Dogs.  Betsy Franco.  Tricycle Press, 2011

A Poke in the I:  A Collection of Concrete Poems.  Paul B. Janeczko.  Illustrated by Chris Raschka.  Candlewick Press, 2001

Outside Picture Poem.pdf