Poetry valuing economy and precision over elaboration, compressing meaning into minimal language while maintaining or enhancing impact. Imagist poetry exemplified this principle, with poets like Ezra Pound and H.D. eliminating unnecessary words to achieve maximum clarity and force. Concise verse appears across forms from haiku to epigram, sharing commitment to economy rather than any single structure. The challenge lies in achieving compression without losing complexity, making every word essential and irreplaceable. Revision focuses on ruthless elimination, testing whether each element truly serves the poem's purpose or merely occupies space.

Imagist poetry exemplifies this: minimal words, maximum impact. Values precision and economy over elaboration. Ezra Pound's "In a Station of the Metro" demonstrates extreme concision. Related to haiku and other compressed forms. Every word must be essential; revision focuses on elimination rather than addition.