by Adele Aldridge (Author)
Concrete poetry is usually, but not always, limited to the arrangement of letters in one word and must be seen to be understood. One can not read a visual poem to a blind person without going into a complex explanation. And if you have to explain the poem you are lost. Viewing a concrete poem is an experience of meaning that takes place between the viewer and the placement of the words, while "normal" poetry is enhanced by listening to the rhythm of the words spoken.
Author Biography
Adele Aldridge has been working for 40 years as an artist creating images and text. She earned a Ph.D. in Art and the Personal Symbolic Process, studying with José Argüelles at the Union Institute University. She has thirty-five years of experience as a fine artist showing her work in galleries in New York, Connecticut and San Francisco, and has worked as a Book Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Web Designer and Instructor in Computer Graphic programs. You can learn more about Adele Aldridge's work with the I Ching at: www.ichingmeditations.com.