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A page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Words are written across the page in big letters. The words on the top half are traced in color.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Aside from a few words, the page is covered by a liquid marker drawing of brightly colored planets and white stars in space.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Portions of the text are crossed out with red-violet marker. On the left margin is a simple drawing of a faceless pregnant person in a dress. A tall flower blooms out of their stomach, reaching the top of the poem.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is scribbled over with dark green pen, except for the words forming the blackout poem, which are circled. Several items are collaged onto the page: a Tootsie Roll wrapper, a Gildan t-shirt tag, a yellow TrainVintage clothing tag, a picture of a harp, a plaid red strip of paper, a red maple leaf, a bobby pin, and a faded black-and-white vintage photo of a man and a woman on a bike. The entire page is covered in clear plastic wrap.

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

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Portions of the poem are crossed out in rainbow colors that alternate line by line. The remaining words are circled.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is colored in with black marker, leaving only some words remaining. White ink is drawn around these words to make it look like they're torn out of the page. The words on the page are handwritten in white in a different order on a grid in the center left. Next to them, in the middle, is illegible scribbles of handwriting. In the bottom left are drawings of chemical structures. A drawing of a cartoon zebra is pasted sideways on the page. A strip of a black-and-white photo of a person with a devil face drawn on them in red is also pasted on the page. In the top right is a drawing of an eye within colored squares that looks like it is crying lightning.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the poem is crossed out in black marker and some portions are covered in tan, pale red, and black gridded washi tape. Leaf-patterned tan washi tape is on the bottom and top of the page. The remaining words are boxed in in gold marker.

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Most of the poem is crossed out in black, and the remaining words are circled. Various music notes and a treble clef are drawn around the page.

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