Calligrammes

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Calligrammes is a celebrated collection of visual and typographic poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire that helped pioneer modernist and avant-garde poetic forms in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf book
modernist work
poetry collection
associatedWith French poetry
Paris literary avant-garde NERFINISHED
author Guillaume Apollinaire NERFINISHED
authorRoleOfGuillaumeApollinaire French poet
compositionPeriodEnd 1916
compositionPeriodStart 1913
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReputation landmark of modernist poetry
pioneering work of visual and typographic experimentation
firstEditionFormat print
genre concrete poetry
typographic poetry
visual poetry
hasIllustrations typographic layouts rather than traditional images
hasIllustrativeFeature poems arranged in shapes such as rain, doves, and watches
hasPart Il pleut NERFINISHED
La Colombe poignardée et le Jet d’eau NERFINISHED
La Cravate et la Montre NERFINISHED
La Jolie Rousse NERFINISHED
La Mandoline, l’œillet et le bambou NERFINISHED
La Tête étoilée NERFINISHED
Les Fenêtres NERFINISHED
Lettre-Océan NERFINISHED
Paysage animé NERFINISHED
influenced 20th-century visual poetry
concrete poetry movement
influencedBy Cubism
Futurism NERFINISHED
language French
literaryMovement Avant-garde NERFINISHED
Modernism
notableFor experimentation with free verse and layout
integration of typography and visual design in poetry
use of calligram layout where text forms images
originalMedium paper
publicationYear 1918
publisher Mercure de France NERFINISHED
subtitle Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre 1913–1916 NERFINISHED
theme love
memory
modern urban life
patriotism
peace
technology
war
writtenDuring World War I NERFINISHED

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Guillaume Apollinaire notableWork Calligrammes