Poetry is FUN

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Poetry is FUN

• Poetic Forms

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Concrete Poem

• This form of poetry has been around since the
  1500s. It was originally called Pattern Poetry
  or Shape Poetry.
• The term Concrete Poem was coined in the 1950s.
  
• Present an idea graphically by using the letters
  and/or words to create a picture

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Form

• If you remove the form of the poem, you weaken
  the poem.
• In some (though not all) Concrete Poems, the form
  contains so much significant meaning of the poem
  that, if you remove the form of the poem, you
  destroy the poem.
• The arrangement of letters and words creates an
  image that offers the meaning visually.
• The white space of the page can be a significant
  part of the poem.
• The physical arrangement in a Concrete Poem can
  provide a cohesion that the actual words lack.
  This allows a poem to ignore standard syntax, and
  logical sequencing.

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By Michael P. Garofalo
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"Damning Dams," by Court Smith
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"Scales, A Judgement," by Court Smith
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"Urban High Rises," by Court Smith
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"Dove's Song," by Court Smith
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LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
COURAGEANDPASSION
COURAGEANDPASSION
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
COURAGEANDPASSION
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
COURAGEANDPASSION
COURAGEANDPASSION
COURAGEANDPASSION
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
BLUESTREAKSPRIDE
FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
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"Spotted Owl," by Court Smith
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Breezes," by Court Smith
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"Shaped Salmon," by Court Smith
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by Tom Nagel
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By Billy Eckles
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• the is fact the But
• NINA PINTA MARIA SANTA
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• NINA PINTA MARIA SANTA
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• the on But
• PINTA MARIA SANTA
• gone was ship sister their that only crying Men
• the on And
• MARIA SANTA
• gone were ships sisters his that only crying man
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Example
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ExampleAcrobats by Ian Hamilton Finlay
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Example
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CONCRETE POEM by Berkley S (2007)
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CONCRETE by william f (2007)

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Concrete by Jessica S (2007)
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CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETE
CONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
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CONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETECONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETECONCRETE
CONCRETE
CONCRETE
CORDCORDCORDCORDCORDCORDCORDCORDCORD
CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK
CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK
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RDCORDCORD
By Jesse H (2007)
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Concrete Poem- The Bridge by Thomas H (2007)
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Cable Cable Cable Cable
Cable Cable Cable Cable
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adRoadRoadRoadRoad
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
Waves
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YOUR TURN

• Create your own concrete poem and add it to your
  power point poetry portfolio