Blackout poetry

I have been seeing blackout poetry a lot and really like it. But hadn’t been able to try it yet. I found an old book to give it a try. But then it came down to trying, I couldn’t. The book I found was a copy of Ben Hur. I couldn’t deface it.

Up the street from where I work is a pocket library. I reached in, grabbed a random book, so here we go.

My first attempt at blackout poetry was trying to fit my written words onto the page.

Hard for the reader to read. My first attempt at blackout poetry. Interesting. Fun. Now you try.
My second attempt is much easier to read. I’m alive! Oxygen in. Dream. Voice. Sound. Lift my head. Air. Wind. Make sense. I lost my mind

I like it a lot. Here’s to trying. 🎉

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