What’s special and mysterious about blackout poems? It’s up to YOU to reveal a secret poem!
Did you know that on every page of a book, newspaper or magazine there’s a hidden story waiting to be told? See what you can discover by creating a blackout poem out of recycled pages!
What You Need
- A book or newspaper or magazine article that you can draw on
- Black sharpie, dark colored markers, pencils or pens
What To Do
- Scan the page first before reading it completely and circle words that stand out to you.
- Now read the page of text in its entirety. Use a pencil to lightly circle any words that connect to the words you selected in step 1. Choose words that stand out or make you feel good.
- List all of the circled words on a separate piece of paper. List the words in the order that they appear on the page of text from top to bottom, left to right.
- Select words, without changing their order on the page, and piece them together to create the lines of your poem.
- Using a marker, pencil or pen, black out everything that is NOT a word in your poem.
- Show us your poem! Take a picture and send it to us at summeradventure@neric.org or post to social media with the hashtag #CapRegSummer.
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