Concrete Poetry

Concrete poetry is a form of poetry in which the visual typographic display of words and letters on the page make up the meaning of the poem, rather than the verbal significance.  We recently acquired this anthology of concrete poetry, inscribed by the editor, Richard Kostelanetz:

Imaged Words & Worded Images (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey: 1970)

 

 

 

 

This poem doesn't have words or even letters.

 

The Getty website has an introduction to concrete poetry with examples, including an audio recording.