The term 'sciatica' describes pain along the course of the sciatic nerve in the lumbar spine that causes pain to radiate from the back down the leg in the distribution innervated by one of five distinct nerves: L1 = groin, L2 = upper thigh, L3 = middle thigh, L4 = knee, L5 = shin, top of foot, big toe, S1 = lateral calf, heel, bottom of foot ( ...
PoetrySoup is a great resource for examples of calligram poems or a list of calligram poetry. These examples illustrate what calligram poems look like. There is also a link below to the definition of calligram and a page where you can discuss these types of poems.
A calligram is a poem that is designed to form a shape or an object related to the poem topic. For example, a poem about tears could be formatted to look like a teardrop. Congratulations to Laura for her first 25 years of design and also for creating what seems to be the first ever interactive calligram.