Blackout Poetry, a creative form of writing, involves selectively obscuring from a paragraph to align with the artist's vision. It's an intriguing process where poets strive to extract an alternate meaning from the original text by rearranging remaining words into a new narrative.
Determining which words to retain in blackout poetry can vary, with the initial word selection often holding significant weight in shaping the poem's direction.
This form of poetry offers a delightful opportunity to transform the old into something new, converting original prose into another. It's a practice I've been exploring recently, as showcased below.