I first stumbled upon blackout poetry when I discovered @makeblackoutpoetry on Instagram. I was fascinated at how John Carroll (the account owner) and the writers he featured took a page of text and created original poems from them. I started to try it myself, using extra worksheets from my English classes instead of throwing them away, searching the pages for connecting words. Eventually I purchased a cheap book from a local antique dealer, an informative nonfiction work about wild animals. The thrill of taking a page about hedgehogs and disinterring a poem about love or grief was intoxicating, and I haven't stopped.

Below are a few of my pieces. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Interested in scheduling a workshop on how to create blackout poetry? Head on over to the contact page and let me know!