A Saltire Poem is a visual or concrete poem shaped like a saltire—the diagonal cross (X-shape) associated with flags such as Scotland’s St. Andrew’s Cross—where the arrangement of words or lines on the page forms this distinctive emblem; beyond its typographical design, the saltire structure often carries symbolic weight related to intersection, conflict, martyrdom, or national identity, and the poem’s meaning emerges from the interplay between its visual form and verbal content, requiring readers to navigate both spatial and semantic axes simultaneously.

Saltire Poem forms X-shaped cross structure, typically through rhyme or thematic pattern. Scottish association with St. Andrew's cross. Related to shaped verse. Visual and structural symmetry central. Rare but distinctive form.