Calligram: Shape Poem

Shape or "concrete poetry" is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying meaning as the words themselves. There really aren’t any "rules," so a shape poem could simply be one word . . .

D i v E r s i T y !

There is a special shape poem called a calligram. This poem takes on the shape of the subject it is written about. For example, a poem about love might be written in the shape of a heart.

Create a calligram by writing an ode to a particular object. (tear drop, heart, flower, car, shoe, backpack, tree, bird)

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by Jon Parsons

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as the ship was heading into a storm the captain said 

sometimes you can do everything right and still lose
and though it may seem that the race is finite
it's only one lap around the track
only an again

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