{"id":8989,"date":"2020-04-20T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2020-04-20T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T16:04:00","slug":"npm-the-art-of-blackout-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2020\/04\/20\/npm-the-art-of-blackout-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"NPM: The Art of Blackout Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is Blackout Poetry?<\/h5>\n

According to writersdigest.com<\/a>, “A\u00a0blackout poem\u00a0is when a\u00a0poet\u00a0takes a marker (usually a black marker) to already established text\u2014 like in a newspaper\u2014 and starts redacting words until a\u00a0poem\u00a0is formed.”<\/p>\n

Can Only Poets Create Blackout Poetry?<\/h5>\n

Before reading the article, I already knew what blackout poetry was, but when I read the definition, I was surprised by the part that said blackout poetry is created by poets. I mean, I always thought that anyone, poet or not, could create blackout poetry.<\/p>\n

However, when I Googled the definition of a poet, the Oxford dictionary said that a poet is “a person who writes poems”. Well, blackout poetry is a form of writing poems, so the people who create them would be considered poets, which also means that anyone can be a poet.<\/p>\n

So, therefore, you don’t have to be Maya Angelou or Edgar Alan Poe to be a poet or to write great poems. You just simply have to do it\u2014 but passion helps too.<\/p>\n

What Makes Blackout Poetry Special?<\/h5>\n

The fact that basically anyone can create blackout poetry is one reason why it’s so special. I mean, it’s quite beautiful to be able to create written art without having to have any type of writing experience or devotion.<\/p>\n

Blackout poetry is also special because it allows room for creativity. For instance, blackout poetry doesn’t just have to be black. There can be colors, shapes, swirls, drawings, etc.\u2014 just like in the photos below.<\/p>\n

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Blackout poetry is also special in that it allows for creative thinking. When writing blackout poetry, words are limited, so you have to be very meticulous in choosing them in a way that they flow and create something beautiful.<\/p>\n

The Art of Blackout Poetry<\/h5>\n

Blackout poetry is essentially poetry that is found. Since all the words that are compiled to create this unique art form have already been written, by sorting through them and creating blackout poetry, you are “finding” your poem.<\/p>\n

There are many ways to create blackout poetry: all black, patterns, 1 word or 5; the possibilities are endless\u2014 just as long as it makes you happy.<\/p>\n

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In honor of this blog, I decided to create some blackout poetry of my own. It’s nothing fancy, but I like it.<\/p>\n

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I hope this inspires you to create some blackout poetry of your own.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Happy National Poetry Month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is Blackout Poetry? According to writersdigest.com, “A\u00a0blackout poem\u00a0is when a\u00a0poet\u00a0takes a marker (usually a black marker) to already established text\u2014 like in a newspaper\u2014 and starts redacting words until a\u00a0poem\u00a0is formed.” Can Only Poets Create Blackout Poetry? Before reading the article, I already knew what blackout poetry was, but when I read the definition, … Continue reading “NPM: The Art of Blackout Poetry”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8989"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8996,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8989\/revisions\/8996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}