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A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are blacked out in various colors of tape: purple, gray, blue, and orange.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Lines are crossed out with thread in different colors, as well as with beads. Different shapes, sizes, and colors of beads are attached to the page. There are also images of flowers and bees on the page

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The background is colored like a sunset over the sea. In the middle of the page an orange flower is painted. Pieces of paper containing characters written in Mandarin are attached to the paper.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The poet has glued two pages together and in some places cut away the words of the first page to reveal words on the second page. Two lines, in particular, are peeled back nd stick out from the sides of the page.

A piece of art made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Most of the page is painted black. A seated woman is drawn in the center of the page using negative space. The woman is wearing sun earrings and her eyes are closed.

A piece of art made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The paper is crumpled and slightly torn.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. There is a handwritten note at the top and bottom of the page. The rest of the page is decorated with drawings mostly in blue, with some green and red. Words are also painted across the page. The words used in the poem are circled in blue and numbered, with lines connecting some of them. The poem starts with word number one.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The words of the poem are handwritten and scattered around the page, over a background featuring a painted sky, photographs of a harbor and city, and various pictures of eyes. There is grass at the bottom of the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. On this page, pieces of paper printed with parts of the poem are taped to a background image showing thirteenth-century fabric art, featuring horizontal patterns that include wild cats, flowers, and other creatures. The tape is printed with trees, and there is a photograph of a man and baby taped to the right side of the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The artwork on the page is done with pencil. At the bottom is a large planet, and two human figures are on the right side of the page, both wearing shorts and apparently floating in space.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. This one is a collage containing many different brightly-colored images against a bright orange background. Many of the images feature faces.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The page has been covered by another piece of paper. Two-thirds of this page is black, and the last third depicts a series of moons at varying stages of the lunar cycle, against a blue background with stars. A space is cut out of the paper for the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Lines of the original text are struck through with thread, which has been sewn across the page. The words of the poem are circled, also in thread.

A piece of art made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Origami boats and paper with water-like patterns are attached to the page, along with tape printed with sunsets and small flower stickers.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. This is the title page. There is a handwritten note at the bottom.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. This page is decorated washi tape displaying reeds in the wind, paper covered in ornate black-and-white designs, an old photograph of a family, and a lot of neon green paint.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Two flowers are at the bottom of the page, and a branch with leaves reaches down from the top left corner. The words are blacked out with pen, and also with pictures of the top of a tree.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Ornate borders on white paper are glued to the sides of the paper. In the center of the poem is a drawing of a woman drinking a glass of wine, also on white paper. In the bottom left corner is an old photograph of a woman holding a baby.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are "blacked out" in brown marker and each word of the poem is framed in either yellow or black. The left side of the page is bordered with an orange collage and the right side is bordered with a blue collage.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The text of the poem itself is circled, and the rest is blacked out in a way that gives a bubble-like effect. There are squiggles lining the right side of the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The page is covered by an image of white plants and flowers on a blue background (like sun art). Spaces are cut from the paper for the words.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Lines are crossed out with black marker and the words of the poem are underlined in red and connected with red string.

A piece of art made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Most of the page is colored black, and the poem is colored in with a variety of multicolored shapes.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. A forest is drawn over the page with white trees and a dark canopy. There are flowers on the ground.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are "blacked out" by squiggles in pen, and cut-out cursive text containing lyrics from "Once in a Lifetime" by the Talking Heads is attached to the right side of the page, combining with the text on the paper.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The page is covered with an image of some kind of large box deep underwater, either being raised or lowered. There are scuba divers approaching it. Spaces are cut out for the words of the poem, and designs are painted on it in light purple.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The lines are blacked out in brown marker and yellow and orange flowers are scattered across the page — some are drawn, some are glued on. A sign to the right side of the page says "Free Poems". There is a pink paper crane on the bottom left corner of the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. There is a brown drawing of a ribbon across the top of the page, and three brown vertical lines on either side of the page. AT the bottom is an illustration of a lion in front of several banners. The lion is perched on top of a sign.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. A rectangle of multicolored paper covers the poem on the page, and spaces are cut in it for the words to show through.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The page is covered in a wash of light gray watercolor paint, with some words unpainted.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Most of the words on the page are covered by a large spiraling circle drawn in pen. It looks like a black hole.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Lines are blacked out with black marker, and a cutout image is glued to the right side, featuring a series of black lines on a white background.

A piece of art made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. In the center of the page is a human face, drawn in pencil. A hand reaches down towards the face from the top left corner.