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After doing well over 400 news print poems, I thought black out poems would be easy for me.
Blackout poems are not easy for me! I have spent over two weeks trying to find text in the Orlando Sentinel to use. Today I found an interview with a restaurant owner and transformed it into a (sort of) love poem.
It took over two hours to "find" the poem in this text. A news print poem, once I have selected the text I am going to use, usually takes about 30 to 60 minutes. I didn't realize how lucky I was to do my first blackout poem so easily. (CLICK HERE to see the poem.)
Blackout poets: I salute you.
I wrote a web article about my experiences doing news print poetry. If you have a moment, take a glance at it. It's
P.S.: If you are interested in learning to write poetry, I have recommended a couple of books on the lower left-hand side of this page.
Clever, but I think I will stick with my magnetic poetry kits. Greater vocabulary potential and you will not get your hands dirty.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried magnetic poetry kits. Maybe that is next. Thanks for leaving a comment. I love to hear from readers.
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