I just made a visual film called “Vivid Dreams” posted on YouTube. I hope you have time to check it out.
ecko.
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“Vivid Dreams” Visual Film by John Ecko
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Creative Writing, horror poetry, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, visual poetry with tags art, ASCII Text Art, caligraphy, calligrams, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, dark tales, eckovision, ghosts, horror poetry, john ecko, Madhouse Theater, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, Scott Scherr, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, typography, visual poetry on December 18, 2012 by eckoA Temporary Snowman
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, Christmas, concrete poetry, Creative Writing, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, visual poetry with tags art, caligraphy, calligrams, Christmas shape poem, concrete poetry, creative writing, eckovision, holiday shape poems, john ecko, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, Scott Scherr, snowman shape poem, typography, visual poetry, winter on December 17, 2012 by ecko
“A Temporary Snowman” Copyright © 2012 John Ecko. All rights reserved.
I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and especially to our brave men and women serving overseas that can’t be home with their loved ones for Christmas. This piece goes out especially for them.
-ecko.
Obnoxious Pumpkin
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, horror stories, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags advant garde, aliens, art, ASCII Text Art, bizzare, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, chainsaws, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, creatures, creepy, dark tales, darkness, death, death woes, eckovision, Fifty-First Street, For the Love of All the Pieces, ghosts, Halloween, horror, horror poetry, horror shape poems, horror stories, john ecko, Kirtland Ohio Melonheads, macabre, Madhouse Theater, Madhouse Theater Stories, madness, Melonheads, monsters, nightmares, paranormal, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, psychos, pumpkins, science fiction, Scott Scherr, serial killers, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, talking pumpkins, The Cure, the infected, the undead, thriller, typography, Urban Legends, visual poetry, visual poetry with tags poetry, writing, zombies on October 31, 2011 by ecko
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
“Obnoxious Pumpkin” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the new book, “Madhouse Theater” by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
Madhouse Theater now available at a 20% Halloween discount from now through the end of October:
The Community
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, horror stories, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags advant garde, aliens, art, ASCII Text Art, bizzare, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, chainsaws, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, creatures, creepy, dark tales, darkness, death, death woes, eckovision, Fifty-First Street, For the Love of All the Pieces, ghosts, Halloween, horror, horror poetry, horror shape poems, horror stories, john ecko, Kirtland Ohio Melonheads, macabre, Madhouse Theater, Madhouse Theater Stories, madness, Melonheads, Michael Myers, monsters, nightmares, paranormal, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, psychos, science fiction, Scott Scherr, serial killers, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, The Community, The Cure, the infected, The Mermaid, the undead, thriller, typography, Urban Legends, visual poetry, visual poetry with tags poetry, writing, zombies on October 30, 2011 by ecko
1 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“The Community” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the new book, “Madhouse Theater” by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
Madhouse Theater now available at a 20% Halloween discount from now through the end of October:
The Mermaid
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, horror stories, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags advant garde, aliens, art, ASCII Text Art, bizzare, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, chainsaws, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, creatures, creepy, dark tales, darkness, death, death woes, eckovision, Fifty-First Street, For the Love of All the Pieces, ghosts, Halloween, horror, horror poetry, horror shape poems, horror stories, john ecko, Kirtland Ohio Melonheads, macabre, Madhouse Theater, Madhouse Theater Stories, madness, Melonheads, monsters, nightmares, paranormal, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, psychos, science fiction, Scott Scherr, serial killers, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, The Cure, the infected, The Mermaid, the undead, thriller, typography, Urban Legends, visual poetry, visual poetry with tags poetry, writing, zombies on October 29, 2011 by ecko
2 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“The Mermaid” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the new book, “Madhouse Theater” by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
Madhouse Theater now available at a 20% Halloween discount from now through the end of October:
Melonheads
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, horror stories, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags advant garde, aliens, art, ASCII Text Art, bizzare, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, chainsaws, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, creatures, creepy, dark tales, darkness, death, death woes, eckovision, Fifty-First Street, For the Love of All the Pieces, ghosts, Halloween, horror, horror poetry, horror shape poems, horror stories, john ecko, Kirtland Ohio Melonheads, macabre, Madhouse Theater, Madhouse Theater Stories, madness, Melonheads, monsters, nightmares, paranormal, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, psychos, science fiction, Scott Scherr, serial killers, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, The Cure, the infected, the undead, thriller, typography, Urban Legends, visual poetry, visual poetry with tags poetry, writing, zombies on October 28, 2011 by ecko
3 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“Melonheads” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the new book, “Madhouse Theater” by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
Madhouse Theater now available at a 20% Halloween discount from now through the end of October:
The Cure
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, horror stories, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags advant garde, aliens, art, ASCII Text Art, bizzare, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, chainsaws, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, creatures, creepy, dark tales, darkness, death, death woes, eckovision, Fifty-First Street, For the Love of All the Pieces, ghosts, Halloween, horror, horror poetry, horror shape poems, horror stories, john ecko, macabre, Madhouse Theater, Madhouse Theater Stories, madness, monsters, nightmares, paranormal, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, psychos, science fiction, Scott Scherr, serial killers, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, The Cure, the infected, the undead, thriller, typography, Urban Legends, visual poetry, visual poetry with tags poetry, writing, zombies on October 28, 2011 by ecko
4 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“The Cure” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the new book, “Madhouse Theater” by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
Madhouse Theater now available at a 20% Halloween discount from now through the end of October:
The Flying Dutchman
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, horror stories, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags advant garde, Alien Abductions, aliens, All You Can Eat, art, ASCII Text Art, ATM, bigfoot, bizzare, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, cellular zombies, chainsaws, concrete, concrete poetry, creative writing, creatures, creepy, Dark Room, dark tales, darkness, death, death woes, eckovision, Fifty-First Street, For the Love of All the Pieces, ghost ships, ghost stories, ghosts, Halloween, horror, horror poetry, horror shape poems, horror stories, horror stories with tags poetry, humor, in ASCII Text Art, Jack-o-lanterns, john ecko, Loch Ness, macabre, Madhouse Theater, Madhouse Theater Stories, madness, Melonheads, Monster Photographed in Grand River Ohio, monsters, nightmares, Obnoxious Pumpkin, Otterman's Quarry, paranormal, pattern poetry, Pirates of the Carribbean, poems, poetry, psychos, Restless spirits, science fiction, Scott Scherr, serial killers, shape poems, sightings, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, Someone Turn a Light On, Something In A Dark Cloud, strange encounters, Strange Lights, talking pumpkins, The Angry Ones, the blood, The Cure, The Flying Dutchman, the undead, thriller, typography, UFO's, Urban Legends, vampires, visual poetry, visual poetry with tags poetry, White Noise, writing, zombies on October 26, 2011 by ecko
5 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“The Flying Dutchman” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the book, “Madhouse Theater” by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
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Ajar
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags Advent garde, ajar, art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete, eckovision, horror, john ecko, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, Scott Scherr, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, thriller, typography, visual on October 25, 2011 by ecko
6 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“Ajar” Copyright © 2008 John Ecko. All rights reserved.
From the Book: “Signs of Life, A Book of Visual Poetry” Copyright © 2009 John Ecko. All rights reserved.
To read a blown up version of this poem, please click link below for expanded preview and purchasing info:
Ferryman
Posted in art, ASCII Text Art, calligrams, concrete poetry, Halloween, horror poetry, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, shape poems, typography, Uncategorized, visual poetry with tags art, ASCII Text Art, bizzarre, boogeyman, caligraphy, calligrams, Charon, concrete poetry, creatures, dark side, dark tales, eckovision, Ferryman, ghost, Halloween, horror poetry, horror shape poetry, horror stories, john ecko, macabre, Madhouse Theater, madness, mirrors, monsters, Not Quite Dead, paranormal, pattern poetry, poems, poetry, River Styx, Scott Scherr, shape poems, signs of life, Signs of Life a book of visual poetry by John Ecko, The Angry Ones, The Flying Dutchman, The Other Me, the undead, typography, Uncategorized, Urban Legends, visual poetry with tags advant garde, zombies on October 24, 2011 by ecko
7 more days ’till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
“Ferryman” Copyright © 2010 John Ecko. All rights reserved. From the book Madhouse Theater by Scott Scherr and John Ecko.
From the collaborative madness of story teller and poet, Scott Scherr, and visual poet, John Ecko, comes this twisted collection of short stories, poetry, and visual nightmares from the darkest corners of their unbalanced minds. The stage is set, our props have been sharpened and our cast of characters are ready to perform their torture on you, fair reader. Within these pages wait a vast assortment of sickos, maniacs, boogeyman, monsters, myths, ghosts and much, much more. Please, take your seats and welcome to the theater. We hope you enjoy the show…although you’ve been here all along.
Madhouse Theater now available at a 20% Halloween discount from now through the end of October:
ECKOVISION 
