Eclipse - Concrete Poems

by Alan Riddell

In this volume of typographical (or "concrete") poems, Alan Riddell weaves words and the very letters they're made of into shapes and patterns that heighten or, in some cases, completely undermine the professed message of the pieces.

When Eclipse was first published in 1972, concrete poetry was still a relatively new art form, and this book was the first substantial one-man collection to be published in Britain. Now, almost fifty years since...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714549142
• ISBN13: 9780714549149
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Calder Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.7"