Blackout Poetry

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.