Week 12: Concrete Poetry

Tuesday, April 6

• In class:
  • Discussion of  The Complete Works  by Justin Stephenson
  • Lecture: Looking at Poems
  • Introduction to Concrete Poetry
• Assignment:
  • Read “Pilot Plan for Concrete Poetry“
  • Explore works by Haroldo de Campos, Augusto de Campos, Decio Pignatari, Eugen Gomringer, and Mary Ellen Solt in UBUWEB: Historical.
  • Analyze one concrete poem by one of the above-listed artists, focusing on how their work enacts the poetics of concrete poetry

Thursday, April 8

• In class:
  • Discussion of Concrete Poetry
• Assignment:
  • Explore concrete poetry works in UbuWeb Historical
  • Write a 1-page analysis of a concrete poem. Copy/Paste the poem itself into your document.
  • Read Paul de Vree's Manifesto (both the concrete poetry version and the translation)