The Order of Things: Scottish Sound, Pattern and Concrete Poetry

by Ken Cockburn

The Order of Things is an anthology of shaped and patterned poems which explore the grain of language and imitate nature. It includes Renaissance pattern poems, catalogue poems and contemporary concrete, sound and visual poetry.

207 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Ken Cockburn is a poet and translator based in Einburgh who works in education, care and community settings, and often collaborates with visual artists. He also runs edinburgh Poetry Tours, guided walks with readings of poems in the city's Old Town. Recent publications with the Caseroom Press include Edinburgh: poems and translations, Wale and Scenes from Otherwise Forgotten Films.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a totally great introduction to sound, pattern, and concrete poetry. Those Scots are talented folk!