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A page from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Pencil sketches are drawn over the poem. In the middle is a large abstract heart and at the bottom is a horizontal person.

A poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. A collaged rocky texture covers the words. A closeup of a hand holding a rock is pasted on. There is a drawing of the moon at the top and a sticker of a cartoon dancer wearing red in the center.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are blacked out in white. Hearts are cut out on the side of the poem, and pink squiggles are drawn in the margins. The poem is mounted on brown paper with cut-outs.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are blacked out in blue and the remaining words are highlighted in yellow. Excerpts about the war in Ukraine and words translated from Ukrainian frame the poem. The word "hold" in the translations is highlighted.

A poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are crossed out in purple. Pink, green, orange, and blue patterns are drawn in the background. Collages of animals, a person floating in water, a person walking through the forest, the lunar cycle, and a person in a suit are pasted on the page.

A blackout poem created from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The poem is framed by wavy construction paper with a bark-like texture and black wavy shapes in colored pencil.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words of the poem are blacked out in purple. Round swirls are drawn around the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. A feminine person holding a cat is painted over the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Lines of the poem are blacked out in red and purple coloring, and blue tape. The words left over are circled in red. Yellow words are written in the margins.

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