Monday, March 14, 2011

George Herbert Easter Wings Pattern Poem 1633 (concrete poetry)



Description
English: Image of "Easter Wings", a "pattern poem" published in 1633 by George Herbert. As a pattern poem, the work is not only meant to be read, but its shape is meant to be appreciated: In this case, the poem was printed (original image here shownA) on two pages of a book, sideways, so that the lines suggest two birds flying upward, with wings spread out.
Date
Published in 1633
Source
The Noroton Anthology of Poetry, 4th edition, edited by Margaret Ferguson, et al., p 331, New York: W.W. Norton & Company (1996)
Author
George Herbert (1593-1633), the poet who not only wrote the words but designed the look of the words on the page
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Not necessary, image is of pages originally published in 1633; the immediate source (Noroton Anthology) merely reprints the original image

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