Concrete poetry
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Concrete poetry is an arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is more important in conveying meaning than verbal significance. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry
"Constantinople", a 'ferro-concrete poem' from Tango with Cows by the Russian Futurist Vasily Kamensky, 1914
George Herbert's "Easter Wings" (1633), printed sideways on facing pages so that the lines would call to mind angels flying with outstretched wings
Ian Hamilton Finlay sculpture in Stuttgart, 1975; the word schiff (ship) is carved in reverse and can only be decoded when reflected on water
Calligram
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A calligram is a set of words arranged in such a way that it forms a thematically related image. It can be a poem, a phrase, a portion of scripture, or a single word; the visual arrangement can rely o
Concrete poetry
…ASCII Art – Computer art form using text characters Calligram – Written work arranged in a way that creates a visual image Carmen figuratum – Poetic form…
Calligram about the Eiffel Tower by Guillaume Apollinaire
Large calligram at the Valencian Museum of Ethnology
"Biblical Cosmography", large calligram of the Bible in Latin by Gianluca Bosi
A calligrapher at work on a school wall