MinXus Mail Bag: Fatima Queiroz (Santos, Brazil) sends visual poetry, concrete poetry, asemic poetry

Visual poetry, concrete poetry, asemic poetry by Fatima Queiroz (Gonzaga Santos, Brazil)

Fatima Queiroz has already made one appearance at the Mink Ranch. We are thrilled to be able to share with you this second installment of her fabulous work. We believe Fatima combines elements of visual poetry, concrete poetry, and asemics to achieve these stunning results.

Brazil has been a center of visual and concrete poetry for decades. As Fatima’s work testifies, the practice is still alive and vital there:

http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ciberletras/v17/introjacksonsmall.htm

An absolute stunner that uses concrete poetry structures and overlaid text to produce asemic characters.

An extraordinary piece of visual poetry that integrates image and text.

Interesting work on the black & white side of things.

A work that is more traditional in its orientation.

The mail-art network remains a major conduit for visual poets to exchange original, hard copy works and books:

And the reverse:

Many thanks to Fatima Queiroz!