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A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are covered by tape with a clover pattern.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Images are pasted over the poem with parts cut out to reveal the remaining words, including a bat and several people.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are crossed out in black. Hanging stars are drawn on the poem in white.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are removed using whiteout. Colored and patterned papers are pasted in the background, and purple paint frames the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Paper and coloring is used to make the page look like an outdoor scene, with a sky, flowers, grass, and soil.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Birds and the Connecticut River Watershed are drawn over the poem.

A blackout poem made from page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. On the left side of the poem, words are blocked by bark-like construction paper.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words are covered with bark-like construction paper and black colored pencil.

A blackout poem made from a page of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Words of the poem are crossed out with whiteout. Pieces of the paper are ripped to reveal black and white photos of body parts.

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