1. Creative Writing Project #3
Blackout Poetry
Creative Writing Project #3

2. What are Blackout Poems?
Poems, sentences, or phrases created from the words of a newspaper or a novel.

3. How do I create one?
Start with a piece of text. It could be from a book, newspaper, magazine, or whatever you can find.
Circle (in pencil) words you think you MIGHT like to use in your poem.

4. Then what?
Write your circled words IN ORDER on another sheet of paper.
Can you put together a story? An interesting sentence? Add or delete words until you can make it happen.

5. Then what?
Circle/keep the words you KNOW you want to use in your poem.

6. Now the fun part…
Black out everything else!

7. Will grow almost anywhere As long as they are handled carefully They
Hearts
Will grow almost anywhere
As long as they are handled carefully
They
Will flower summer autumn
winter spring

8. Follow me I Have Many Maps

9. Job to know where to look
Telescopes see
The light
Of the universe
Using this trick
Known as glass It Is
Our
Job to know where to look

10. I softly
Disappear At
Night I
Fall
In my skin
Like A
Whisper

11. Anyone
Can
Scribble out
Words
The
Clever part is
Knowing
Which
To leave

12. Is that machine that kills
Nothing
Is like
I think it Is
I never imagined anger
Is that machine that kills

13. Life we have managed to find Love And Some sacrifice Will Allow Us To
I don’t want to
Be separated from
Her
But
In the chaos of
Life we have managed to find
Love
And
Some sacrifice
Will
Allow Us To
Emerge stronger than ever

14. Slaves To
Music
Dance
Their own dances

15. Remember to be careful with your piece of writing!!
Work with pencil, and mark lightly
Do NOT black anything out until you’re absolutely sure you’re ready
Be careful while blacking out words. Go slowly.
One mistake and you’ll have to start over 

16. Grading Rubric Requirement 10 (excellent) 8 (good) 6 (okay)
4 (needs work)
Clear and understandable poem
Tells a story or has a message
Poem glued, stapled, or taped to nice paper. Name included.
Overall effort and presentation