To create a digital blackout poem, follow the same steps but use the “insert line” tool to underline words and a combination of many black rectangles to black them out. You can drop your imagery on top of your completed blackout poem, making it easier to interweave complementary art. Te...
Blackout poetry is also known as redacted poetry and erasure poetry. It is also regarded as a type of “found poetry.”
“Form” refers to the structure of the poem. Is the poem asonnet, a villanelle, a free verse piece, a slam poem, a contrapuntal, aghazal, ablackout poem, or something new and experimental? Form also refers to the line breaks and stanza breaks in a poem. Unlike prose, where the end...
Similar to cut-up poetry, a blackout poem begins with an existing text, usually a newspaper. Using a heavy black marker, the writer blots out most of the page. The remaining words are not moved or rearranged. Fixed in place, they float in a sea of darkness. The contrast of black and...