Emily Dashes ·

this noon so close

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Lines of the poem are crossed out with red-violet marker, and the remaining words are boxed. The page is decorated with drawn lines and patterns. On the bottom left, a black-and-white vintage photo of a man and a woman is taped to the page.

By Lyda Martin ’26

this noon
so close,
neighborhood—
I SEE thee better in the dark,
Excelling violet.
for the years
To nullify
grave
all ruddy
At
LOW
statelier sums