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A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. A starry sky is drawn over parts of the poem and the remaining words are boxed and highlighted in yellow. Sheet music is pasted in the margins of the page. The silhouette of a person reaching up toward the poem is cut out of colorful construction paper and pasted on the page.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the poem is blocked out in black marker. The remaining words are highlighted in orange-yellow and create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. A structure is drawn over parts of the poem to create the blackout poem. At the top of the structure sits a girl in a red shirt, looking contemplative. The structure is in a body of water and there are bare trees behind it. A large moon or sun is in the sky and it is snowing.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Parts of the poem are crossed out in black to create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. On top of the page a painting of a purple, pink, orange, and yellow gradient is overlaid. Rectangles are cut out of this painting to reveal words of the poem on the page beneath. On the edges of the page, cut-out squares of the painting form a frame.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Parts of the poem are crossed out in black marker. The page is covered by a wispy pattern of colors.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is covered in a painting of a sunset against a blue sky and landscape. Two words on the page are circled in a purple squiggle to create the blackout poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Parts of the poem are circled in marker to create the blackout poem. The page is covered by a painting of a landscape with a green flowery meadow, a path, and a partly cloudy blue sky with a rainbow.

A blackout poem made from half a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Portions of the poem are crossed out in black marker to create the blackout poem.

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