poemranker ::Replying

ReplyTo a comment on Answered Prayers by Pooh_N_His_Honey.

hipster flare1 Oct 2003

A Concrete poem is a conglomeration of words (sometimes one word repeated over and over) whose overall shape is a key to the concept it presents. There are no truly agreed-upon conventions, but a natural elegance of arrangement is often striven for.

Sometimes the poem can be read in multiple directions from different starting points, depending on the shape of the form and the curiousity of the reader.