Keywords: GeorgeHerbertEasterWingsPatternPoem1633.jpg pattern poem published in 1633 by George Herbert As a pattern poem the work is not only meant to be read but its shape is meant to be appreciated In this case the poem was printed original image here shownA on two pages of a book sideways so that the lines suggest two birds flying upward with wings spread out The Norton Anthology of Poetry 4th edition edited by Margaret Ferguson et al p 331 New York W W Norton Company 1996 George Herbert 1593-1633 the poet who not only wrote the words but designed the look of the words on the page Published in 1633 Not necessary image is of pages originally published in 1633; the immediate source Norton Anthology merely reprints the original image George Herbert Calligrams Poems in English Bird wings PD-old |