A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Cut-out pictures of women — some photographs, some illustrations — cover the page, glued strategically so to cover the words and leave only the poem on the page. A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, which is the reverse of the previous page. Various images — a watercolor butterfly, a flock of sheep, a black-and-white photograph of a woman, an illustration of an owl, and other photos and illustrations — cover the page so that only the words of the poem remain.

By Heather C. Bryant

It is time     stand up,
women
We are
equal
my sister
not murderous
All I keep
encloser of things
to be,
strike
every step and
be still

Rise
I see
my time,
rowing like
stars to
guide me,
slow
with care.
I stand
in my skin,
at night,