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How Formal

This image shows a page from a book about dining etiquette that has been transformed into a blackout poetry project. Parts of the text are heavily redacted with black lines, leaving only select words visible. The center is a drawing of an anatomical heart. Hand-drawn illustrations are in the margins, including a cocktail, a loaf of bread, and a bar of butter.

By Alex Young

How Formal

How
Formal
Dinner
Is
Late
Enemies
Bury
Gentlemen
Leave
Lateness
American
Informal
Unaccompanied
Successful
Formal
Bread
Butter
Ice
Soup
Salad
Coffee
Details
Helpless Hostesses
Cocktail
Depend