This concrete art Sea Poppy II (1968), in which names of fishing boats are arranged concentrically, was initially published by Ian Hamilton Finlay's Wild Hawthorn Press as a screenprint. The names and port letters and fishing numbers of boats were obtained from issues of Fishing News, a weekly trade newspaper published in London relating to the sea fishing industry. Sea poppies, a bright yellow horned flower (Glaucium flavum, Fam. Papaveraceae) grow on the sea shores of Great Britain and Europe. Finlay also commissioned glass versions of ‘Sea Poppy I’ and ‘Sea Poppy II’ from T. and W. Ide, Glasshouse Fields, London E1 in 1968. Each was made in an edition of six; some were of plain glass and others were blue or amber. They are sandblasted glass poems, or concrete poetry, which can be placed on a windowsill, side-lit, and viewed from either side.