WHAT IS A BLACKOUT POEM?
A blackout poem is when a poet marks out established text– like in a newspaper– and starts redacting words until a poem is formed. One interesting feature of a blackout poem is that the text AND redacted text create not only a poem, but also a work of visual art.
NEEDLEWORK
Here is another of my experiments with blackout poetry. It is titled, NEEDLEWORK. Below the poem you will find the text it was created from, a dictionary page.
This is your best blackout poem yet! I really like the added visual element you introduced. It fit well with the whole piece. Knot to be outdone, I started blocking out the page I've had my eye on for a while. It turns out that it was a dud though. I crumple and start my quest over.
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You have to go with where ever these take you, the end is never in sight until you get there.
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Thanks, man! I'll keep that in mind. For some reason, that kind of sounded like sage wisdom!
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Ya, it’s kind of the opposite of your normal operation where you see the end and go for it.
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It's quite refreshing! I'm really enjoying the challenge of spotting poetry that sings to me.
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eeeh there's too much creativity in niddlework,,it seems not be easy..anway thanks for being creative
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Glad to do it.
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wow!amazing art...i appreciate creativity..this poetry very nice..thanks for sharing this post..best of luck.
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Glad you liked it.
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I love this style of visual poetry.
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They are fun to do.
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Blackout poetry is really interesting and inspiring. @beginningtoend you are creative; keep it up. I look forward to working with you.
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Thanks.
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It'd be an absolute torture to me if I don't let you know how much i appreciate what you've done here. Not only knitting together the word but also the visual representation. I love how you challenge yourself in as many artistic forms as possible. This is just on another level--a sublime blend of blackout poetry, ekphrastic poetry, and I think I even caught a whiff of something metaphysical in there. Great job brother!
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Thanks, I like doing these, they help break me out of my usual word logic.
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Greatt Thanks And Resteemed @beginningtoend
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Thanks.
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OK
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This is crazy enough for me to do it.
Wonderful concept, I will definitely try it!
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Hey, give it a try, they are lots of fun.
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This is a really cool mix!
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Thanks, you should do some of these with your photography.
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That's actually a really cool idea, thanks! Feeling inspired already (:
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How intriguing... I'm gonna try this !
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Hey, they are lots of fun, go for it.
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Congratulations. This post is featured in this week's Muxxybot Poetry Curation Post.https://steemit.com/curation/@muxxybot/muxxybot-poetry-curation-14
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Wow... this would be a great poem even if I didn't know the process used to write it: intriguing, almost seductive in its evocation of the connections between intimacy, attachment, addiction, compulsion. In... 14 words! (yeah, I counted :D ) Expertly sketched, like a doodle that somehow manages to come to life.
Blackout poetry is one I've never heard of before, really cool, I want to try it!
Following you :)
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Thanks, I’ve always been a fan of minimal, less is more. And yes, give it a try, they are fun to make.
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