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A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Cut-out pictures of women — some photographs, some illustrations — cover the page, glued strategically so to cover the words and leave only the poem on the page.

A piece of art made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words of other poets are attached to the page in places, combining with the piece on the page. Pieces of paper featuring ornate patterns are attached to the corners of the page.

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 using a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Towards the right side of the page is a woman's face. She has long rainbow hair, which spreads across the page. There are other rainbow-colored shapes scattered across the page.

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

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