Concrete poetry is a charming combination of visual and language art. Authors of concrete poems connect words and images into a wholesome unity in order to convey their ideas. If my boring explanation did not scare you off, open a book of Shel Silverstein poems and see for yourself that concrete poetry is very amusing and engaging.
Students of all ages (ALL ages - I mean it - from K to college) enjoy assignments for writing concrete poems.
Here is my concrete poem.
Mud Fun
