I'd heard of Apollinaire, but I hadn't seen these before, kinda neat.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/01/2011 09:41:51 PM
In the mirror one, it's also clever how the end connects to the beginning - "and not like the reflections" "in this mirror".
I like typographical poetry like that, though, I can see how some would argue that it's a cheap trick, but it really does work sometimes. One of the best poets of Flanders (where I'm from, in Belgium) did a fair few typographical poems, such as this one:
(It goes on a fair bit longer after that, see here for the whole thing.)
I like typographical poetry like that, though, I can see how some would argue that it's a cheap trick, but it really does work sometimes. One of the best poets of Flanders (where I'm from, in Belgium) did a fair few typographical poems, such as this one:
(It goes on a fair bit longer after that, see here for the whole thing.)
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Heart Crown and Mirror (Poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire)
- 15/01/2011 08:57:40 PM
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I'd heard of Apollinaire, but I hadn't seen these before, kinda neat.
- 15/01/2011 09:41:51 PM
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Re: I'd heard of Apollinaire, but I hadn't seen these before, kinda neat.
- 15/01/2011 09:59:01 PM
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And the poem in the link was cool. I was surprised when it started moving.
- 15/01/2011 10:02:09 PM
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Yeah, obviously the moving is an addition of the guy who put it online.
- 15/01/2011 10:32:33 PM
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Re: Yeah, obviously the moving is an addition of the guy who put it online.
- 15/01/2011 10:48:41 PM
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Okay, well, the first part should read something like this (obviously without the layout):
- 15/01/2011 11:02:44 PM
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