Concrete Poetry

Concrete poetry or Size poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on. www.wikipedia.com


The composition of the poems reflect the feel and content giving the reader a clear understanding and the sense of scenery, concrete poetry is often known as visual poetry because of the way it is set. this enables the reader to not only read the poem but to look at it as well, making it different from the conventional poem layout.
I looked into the history of pattern poetry and where they originated from as to me i would think that they were a modern idea, but they would have to start from somewhere. I came across a book called Pattern Poetry : Guide to an unknown literature by Dick Higgins. Higgins looks into early forms of poetry and pattern poetry. I found this quite interesting as they look very similar to todays design.