- poetry in which the visual form of the poem is used to convey meaning
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con′crete po′etry,
- Poetrypoetry in which effects are created by the physical arrangement of words in patterns or forms rather than by the use of traditional language structure.
- probably as translation of Portuguese poesia concreta or German konkrete Dichtung 1955–60, American.
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