Library, by Thomas Broome
What do you get when you combine concrete poetry with graphic designs? Probably something like what Thomas Broome does in his “ModernMantra” series. To see more of his work go to:
http://thomasbroome.se/Thomas_Broome.htm
May 21, 2009
May 19, 2009
In the eye of the beholder (part 3)
A couple of additions to my previous post on concrete poetry.
1) The influence of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) on e.e cummings is obvious in the poem “l(a”
l(a
le
af
fa
ll
s)
one
l
iness
when compared to this haiku by Basho:
Won’t you come and see
loneliness? Just one leaf
from the kiri tree.
2) Rather arbitrarily, these short poems on solitude and withdrawal remind me of the song “In McDonalds” from the dubstep master, Burial.
Lyrics:
(woman) Cause once upon a time, it was you I adored.
I could smile…
‘Cause once upon a time, it was you I adored.
[Man]
You look different.
May 7, 2009
In the eye of the beholder (part 2)
tudo está dito (1974), by Augusto de Campos. Image taken from his website
Though the dadaists and surrealists had already made extensive use of visual poetry, it was in the 1950s when a group of Brazilians decided to take it a step further and create a new movement. Thus concrete poetry was born.
May 3, 2009
In the eye of the beholder (part I)
Heart Crown and Mirror, by Guillaume Apollinaire (image taken from ubuweb)
Forming shapes with words or sentences has been an old practice (it can already be seen during the Classical Greek period) that was taken to new heights during the 20th century.