Poetry In Motion

Poetry in Motion Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to explore the relationship between visual form and poetic meaning through the creation of a calligramme, inspired by Guillaume Apollinaires innovative approach to poetry. Creating your own hand-drawn calligramme allows you to experiment with the fusion of form and content, while your reflection encourages you to analyze your creative process and explain how your visual design reinforces the meaning of your poem. This assignment promotes creativity, self-expression, and a deeper appreciation of how visual structure can shape literary interpretation. Refer to the Course Alignment page for detailed information regarding CLO and ILO alignment to materials, activities, and assessments. Instructions In this assignment, we are going to go more in-depth on the visual poem. Step 1: Research Guillaume Apollinaire invented a type of visual poem called a calligramme. Read back through the section in your book that discusses Its Raining and its innovative quality in the literary world. Step 2: Create Now hand-write your own calligramme in a similar spirit as Apollinaire. Step 3: Reflect Briefly explain what made the calligramme an innovative form of poetry in the early 20th century. Then describe how your own creative process connects to that tradition. For example, you might write a poem about your pet snail and arrange the words in a spiral. Use your imagination! You will be graded on how clearly you discuss your creative process and how well you explain the relationship between the poems content and its visual form, not on the literary quality of the poem itself. This reflection should be about 250 words. Requirements Reflection with a minimum of 250 words Includes a picture of your calligramme