Erased Land

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page labeled as page 154. The original text of the page is predominantly collaged over with images of wallpaper print, a statue in the center of wreckage, and a woman whispering to a man. The man's eyes have been cut out to reveal a phrase from the original page reading: "He likes to lie". Select words, phrases, and paragraphs from the original page have been left uncovered to form a new poetic message against the collaged background.

HE LIKES TO LIE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "COLLECTED POEMS 1909-1935". The page is collaged with floral-patterned tape and an image of orange blooms. The page's text has been mostly drawn over in black marker, but select words and phrases remain uncovered, creating a new poetic message.

HORNY POETIC SHITPOSTING

This image shows a portrait drawn on a page with the header "Ash Wednesday 1930". The page's original poem has been almost completely covered by the portrait of a woman glancing over her shoulder. The woman's bright red hair is covered in blue eyes, which, much like the woman, stare at the viewer. The only words left visible from the original poem are "I do not / I do not hope", and these words appear on the left side of the woman's face, forming a new poetic message against the illustration.

I DO NOT HOPE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "THE NAMING OF CATS". The page has been almost completely covered by a colored pencil illustration of flowers. Large orchids of various kinds, as well as bleeding-heart flowers, cover the page. The background is filled in with red spots and a teal-yellow gradient. Select words and phrases from the page have been left uncovered, revealing a new poetic message against the illustrated background.

I’M MAD AS A HATTER

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL". The page has been nearly completely covered with a colored pencil illustration. In orange, the artist has drawn a large eagle in the center of the page, flying over a trio of small doves at the bottom of the page. The background is colored in black, with pencil marks visible. Select words from the page's original text have been left uncovered, and outlined in black pen, forming a new poetic message against the illustrated background.

IF YOU SPEAK

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "II". A jellyfish sticker is pasted in the top right corner, above the page's text. The text is mostly obscured by black marker, but, select words and phrases have been left uncovered, forming a new poetic message.

II

This image shows a watercolor painting made on a page of T.S. Eliot's verse drama, "Murder in the Cathedral". The word "Murder" of the page's header has been drawn over in black marker. The dialogue has been left mostly visible, but is partially painted over with an image of a large black bird flying above a tree and towards a rocky cliff.

IN THE CATHEDRAL

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page of a collection of T.S. Eliot's poetry. Select words and phrases have been circled in black marker in order to form a new poetic message. The rest of the page's words are left uncircled, or completely obscured by the black marker.

INVENT, PLEASE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL". The page has been drawn over in warm-toned pastels, forming the image of an anatomical heart with a bright orange and yellow background. Select words from the page's original text have been left uncovered, forming a new poetic message against the illustration.

KEEP DESIRE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page marked "10". Various cut and torn images are pasted along the margins of the page, such as a crescent moon, aqua paper scraps, a potted plant, and a portrait of a man and three boys. The page's original text is predominantly painted over in white-out. Select words and phrases are left uncovered in order to form a new poetic message against the images of the background.

LA COMÉDIE

This image shows a blackout poem created on a page with the header "MORNING AT THE WINDOW". The page's original text has been mostly covered by brown marker, with select words and phrases left uncovered to form a new poetic message.

MORNING

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL". An large illustration of a three-eyed cat is drawn over the center in blue and yellow. The page is splattered lightly in teal paint, and its text has been mostly covered by dark teal lines. Some words are left untouched, and form a new message to accompany the art piece in the center of the page.

MURDER IN THE CAT

This image shows an art piece made on a page with the header "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL". The art piece is made from gold, silver, red, and pink rhinestones, and it resembles the Catholic symbol of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Above the symbol, one of the page's paragraphs is painted over in red and pink, while the other is left completely untouched. This visible paragraph accompanies the sparkling art piece.

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page of a T.S. Eliot poetry collection. The background is predominantly drawn over in black, blue, and yellow marker. Black-and-white images are also cut up and pasted around the poem. Select words and phrases are left untouched, forming a new poetic message against the illustrated and collaged background.

MYSTERY

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page of a T.S. Eliot poetry anthology. The background is predominantly drawn over in black marker, obscuring most of the original text. An image of a car with its hood popped is pasted at the top of the page, and drawn over with a small illustration of a bird. Select words and phrases are left untouched, forming a new poetic message against the dark background.

PAIN WITHIN THE SKULL

This image shows a collage poetry piece. Parts of various poems have been cut and pasted together to form a new poetic message. Images of two female singers, red hearts, and the moon are also pasted around the poem.

PAINTED PEOPLE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece. The original text of the page is mostly covered with a white paper, which is decorated with an illustration of a person dancing below a large human hand. Around the person and the hand, there are crayon drawings of multicolored circles. This illustrated paper has been torn in some places to reveal select words and phrases from the original text, forming a new poetic message to accompany the drawing.

PATIENT

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "PRACTICAL CATS". The page is collaged with patterned tape, glitter, and illustrations of the sun and moon. The original text of the page is mostly inked out by dark blue marker, with select words and phrases left uncovered in order to form a new poetic message. The poem is outlined by a triangle-patterned frame.

PRACTICAL CATS

This image shows an illustration of a purple cat. The background paper includes a poem, but its words are obscured by a collage of tissue-paper geometric shapes, forming a patterned background and sun behind the drawing of the purple cat.

PURPLE CAT

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "THE FAMILY REUNION". The background is covered by a colored pencil landscape drawing. Select words are left visible and outlined, forming a new poetic message against the pastel colors of the background.

SENSE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created form a T.S. Eliot poem. The background is mostly drawn over in sheer multicolored marker, making it so that the original poem is entirely legible. However, a select few words are left completely uncovered in order to stand out against the drawn-over background, forming a new poetic message.

SEVEN

This image shows a blackout poetry piece. The original page of text has been mostly covered by a collage of multicolored papers. These papers include patterns of plants, stars, and geometric symbols. Some words and phrases from the original page have been left uncovered, forming a new poetic message against the collaged background.

TALK IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "THE COCKTAIL PARTY". Some parts of the original text are covered in colored marker, black pen, patterned tape, and collaged images/prints. Select paragraphs from the original text are left visible, forming a poetic message against the illustrated and collaged background.

THE COCKTAIL PARTY

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page with the header "THE FAMILY REUNION". An image of a mother and daughter in front of their house is pasted to the page. The original words of the page are mostly drawn over in black marker, with visible brush strokes and gaps between marks, imitating the pattern of the wood siding of the house. Select words and phrases are left uncovered, forming a new poetic message against the background.

THE FAMILY REUNION

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page a T.S. Eliot poetry anthology. Most of the original text has been covered by spirals of yellow colored pencil and "x" marks made in black marker. Select words have been left visible and outlined in black marker, forming a new poetic message against the illustrated background.

THE FUTURE

This image shows a blackout poem created against a collage. The majority of the original page of text has been drawn over in black marker, or collaged over with large images of fish and a seaside landscape. Select words and phrases have been left uncovered, forming a poetic message against the collaged background.

THE HANGED MAN

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created from a piece entitled "The Rock". The original poem has been painted in a heart-shaped orange frame, and collaged over with floral patterns and images. The orange heart obscures some words, but the original poem is left mostly unchanged. The uncovered, legible words form a poetic message against the art piece.

THE LIGHTS FADE

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created through collaging and mark-making. The original page, taken from a T.S. Eliot poetry collection, has been collaged over with sheer pink and white paper, washi-tape, pearls, and small illustrations. These artistic elements cover most of the original poem's words, but, select words and phrases have been left uncovered in order to form a new poetic message against the collaged background.

THE MOMENT OF MYSTERY

This image shows a collage poetry piece. Parts of various poems have been cut and pasted together to form a new poetic message. Black and white illustrations of flowers are also pasted around the poem.

THE MOTIONS OF THE ANGELS

This image shows a blackout poetry piece made from a T.S. Eliot poem. Some of the poem has been painted over in blue, while select words and phrases have been left uncovered in order to form a new poem.

THE ROCK

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on a page of a T.S. Eliot poetry anthology. The lines of the original poem are predominantly painted over in a sheer maroon marker. Select words and phrases have been left visible, and outlined in pencil, forming a new poetic message.

THE SEASON OF THE BEAST

This image shows a blackout poetry piece framed by a collage. The original poem has been mostly painted over in black, with select visible words creating a new poetic message. This message is surrounded by a collage of flowers, fabrics, and gravestones.

THERE WILL BE TIME

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on page 372 of T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party". Some words and phrases have been highlighted in purple boxes, forming a new poetic message against the dialogue of the play.

TOO MUCH LEFT

This image shows a blackout poetry piece made through a charcoal illustration. The original page with the header "The Cocktail Party" is mostly drawn over with dark gray charcoal, in a portrait of facial creases and three large eyes. Select words remain uncovered, forming a new poetic message against the charcoal piece.

UNIDENTIFIED

This image shows a blackout poem made through a painting of a wolf. The original text of the page is predominantly painted over in a pale blue and black portrait of a wolf, with some words and phrases left uncovered. These words form a new poetic message which goes along with the art piece.

WE WOULD FIGHT FOR LIBERTY

This image shows a blackout poetry piece. The original poem has been predominantly painted over in silver, with the leftover words being underlined and circled by red marker. These highlighted words form a new poetic message.

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