A skeptic outlook at concret poetry. Eugen Gomringer: publicist or poet?

Abstract

The author gives a brief outlook of the essential bases of concrete poetry and of the founder of this school, Eugen Gomringer, by standing out the linguistic conception of this tendency of the 50's. In connection with this poetic conception, that seems to lower poetry from its traditional poetic richness, the author is skeptic because it would just turn it into a mere functional product or object for the publicity world.