Choose a subject to write your visual poem about. Select a subject with a basic outline when you're just starting out, like a flower, an apple or a cloud, so you'll have an easier time re-creating the image.
Write a poem describing the subject you're looking to make the visual poem into. For example, if you're writing about a flower, write lines like "Petals all around, the stem is long and green, Such a pretty flower, like none I've ever seen." The poem doesn't need to rhyme, though, and can be as long or as short as you like.
Proofread your poem, checking for spelling and grammar mistakes and making sure the writing is just how you want it.
Draw the shape of the subject of your poem onto a sheet of craft paper with a pencil. If you're not a great drawer, use a stencil from the craft store to get the basic shape onto the page.
Write the words of your poem along the edges of the traced drawing, using an ink pen. Make the words larger or smaller based on how much space you have to fill in, so that the end of the poem aligns with the last of the space to fill in on the traced drawing. Let the ink dry.
Erase the pencil tracings so the picture is made up of only the ink-written words.