Friday 5 August 2011
Mesostic poems
Three from a selection of mesostic poems, part of an artwork called 'Propogator' (2003) by the artist Alec Finlay, in the permanent exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
SpinaChy Thread Milky
disH And spInes
wIth buttoNs yelLowy
lunCh Sewn pricKs
bacK neatlY
When The
thE Hillside
earthmothEr Is
ruleD Scattered
wiTh
purpLe
defEnces
I didn't know what a mesostic poem was until I saw these. Wikipedia tells me they are where a vertical phrase intersects lines of horizontal text. Similar to an acrostic but the vertical phrase intersects through the middle not at the beginning of the line. (Hard to line them up in Blogger though!) I thought Betsy might like these...she's good at acrostic poems. They look deceptively simple... but see how the words capture the essence of each plant.
I shall bring you more photos from my lovely day out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park soon.
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How intriguing. I've learnt something new today. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI thought they were really good when we went. One of the best bits at that time (IMHO)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder.
I did not know about this kind of petry. It's interesting and funny; A good training for mind!
ReplyDeleteHow strange : I was at the YSP a few weeks ago and saw the same display and immediately thought of Betsy as well. Great minds and all that.
ReplyDeleteI learned something new too!
ReplyDeleteThese are delightful and I never before had heard that term for them. ~Lili
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