Calligrammes

About “Calligrammes”

Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War 1913–1916 is a poetry collection by Guillaume Apollinaire, first published in 1918. The collection is known for its use of calligrams, a form in which the visual arrangement of words on the page contributes to the poem's meaning. The typeface and layout are as important as the words themselves. This work is considered part of concrete poetry or visual poetry, where the presentation on the page plays a key role in the overall message. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)