Emily Dashes

a blackout poem using black ink to obscure words with a tan checkerboard piece of washi tape at the right side of the page

a visual poem with words obscured or underlined with red ink, and strips of washi tape on the side, blue waves then peaches

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. A starry sky is drawn over parts of the poem and the remaining words are boxed and highlighted in yellow. Sheet music is pasted in the margins of the page. The silhouette of a person reaching up toward the poem is cut out of colorful construction paper and pasted on the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the poem is blocked out in black marker. The remaining words are highlighted in orange-yellow and create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. A structure is drawn over parts of the poem to create the blackout poem. At the top of the structure sits a girl in a red shirt, looking contemplative. The structure is in a body of water and there are bare trees behind it. A large moon or sun is in the sky and it is snowing.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Parts of the poem are crossed out in black to create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. On top of the page a painting of a purple, pink, orange, and yellow gradient is overlaid. Rectangles are cut out of this painting to reveal words of the poem on the page beneath. On the edges of the page, cut-out squares of the painting form a frame.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Parts of the poem are crossed out in black marker. The page is covered by a wispy pattern of colors.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is covered in a painting of a sunset against a blue sky and landscape. Two words on the page are circled in a purple squiggle to create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Parts of the poem are circled in marker to create the blackout poem. The page is covered by a painting of a landscape with a green flowery meadow, a path, and a partly cloudy blue sky with a rainbow.

A blackout poem made from half a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Portions of the poem are crossed out in black marker to create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the poem is crossed out in black marker, and the remaining words form the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from the table of contents of a book of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the words on the page are crossed out in a block of black, with the remaining words forming the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the page is covered by a collage of different cut-out pieces of maps, leaving a few words uncovered to make the poem. One googly eye is at the top left of the page.

A page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the page is covered with a painting of Jack Frost in a blue robe, holding and smelling a pink flower. Behind him is a grassy landscape and starry sky. One poem in the center of the page remains uncovered by the art.

A page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. On the page is a drawing of a blonde goddess-like figure holding a golden sword and leaving a trail of sparkles. A large crescent moon is drawn behind the poem, and the top of the page is colored in black hatching.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Certain words are circled to create the poem. The margins of the page are painted with a nature scene, including a hill with flowering trees, a closeup of a pink flower, a blue bird, ocean waves, and an orange sky.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Portions of the poem are crossed out in black to create the blackout poem. On the bottom right is a pencil drawing of a butterfly. The rest of the page is colored in grey with pencil.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Certain words of the poem are circled in black to create the blackout poem. The poem is colored over in varied colors. The margins of the page are colored in grey with traced imprints of leaves.

A page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is decorated with heart symbols drawn in pink marker. Certain words in the poem are boxed in with pink marker to create a blackout poem.

A page of purple-pink textured paper with a poem from a book of Emily Dickinson poetry cut out and pasted on the page. Overlapping the poem is a drawing of a silhouette of a ballerina with a tutu made out of a doily.

A page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the page is covered in a pattern sewn in the page in yarn that looks like the sun in the sky. The yarn frames one part of the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is covered with paper with a tie-dye design, with parts cut-out to reveal the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Words on the page are crossed out in black marker to create the poem. The background is colored in green and blue, like grass and the sky. There is a drawing of a daisy with white lines sewn around the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the words are blacked out in marker and the remaining words form a poem. On the sides of the page, pictures of colorful butterflies frame the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of table of contents of Emily Dickinson's poetry. Portions of the words are crossed out with black marker.

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A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Portions of the poem are crossed out or scribbled out in black marker.

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A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the poem is crossed out with black marker. The remaining words are highlighted with yellow pen. At the bottom, a sun shape is drawn around the words "the sun." A blue cloud is drawn around the entire poem. At the bottom right, there is a line drawing of a cartoon cat on a laptop, with a thought bubble connecting to the poem.

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A blackout poem made from poetry by Emily Dickinson. On the page is a drawing of a back and front view of a construction model of a house. Cut-out parts of a poem are pasted onto the page.

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