Some Examples of Concrete Poetry (Picture Poems):

1) Swan and Shadow by John Hollander

2) Forsythia by Mary Ellen Solt

(A forsythia is a type of bush that blooms with a bright yellow flower).

3) Apfel by Reinhard Dhl

(Apfel is the German word for apple. Wurm is German for worm.
Can you find the worm in this apple?)

Concrete Poetry Ideas

Ready to try writing some concrete poems of your own? What about a poem
shaped like)
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a tree?
stairs?
waves?
a circle or ring?
a house?
a snake?
an eye?
a cloud?
a question mark?

Happy writing!