6/20/2023 0 Comments Wet cement by bob raczka![]() ![]() The words of the poems create a picture, and in addition the letters in the titles of the poems also create a picture.įor example, in the poem Crossword, the letters in the title of the poem are arranged in such a way to create a cross. ![]() In this collection of poems Bob Raczka has decided to take the picture-making aspect of his creations to another level. For example, for a poem about a candle, the words might we arranged on the page to look like a flame. ![]() Roaring Brook Press, 2016 ISBN: 978-1626722361įor Bob Raczka, poems are “word paintings” because the words on the page “paint pictures inside your head.” The wonderful thing about concrete poems, or shape poems, is that the words also “paint pictures on the page.” The words are arranged in such a way that they create an image of something that represents what the poem is about. ![]()
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