The Shape of Poems to Come

Exploring New Poetry Comics Forms

At the end of my piece on How to Make Poetry Comics I issued a challenge:

Imagine the page as stairsteps. A ripple. The golden ratio. Triangles. Could a comic be three-dimensional?

I decided to follow my own creative prompt and used these unusual panel structures to create new poetry comics.

Stairstep

Ripple

Golden Section

Diagonal

Three-Dimensional

Attempting each new panel shape almost broke my brain, but it was a joy to push the boundaries of the page and see what ideas each unique format suggested.

What new forms of poetry will you discover? What new structures will you create?

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For more poetry comics of all shapes and feelings, pick up my new book, POETRY COMICS, published worldwide by Chronicle Books.

Photo credit: Naomi @storieswithjojo