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Published: 2010-08-11 04:02:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 19562; Favourites: 985; Downloads: 0
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Another blackout poem.Used page 5 of "Last Things" by David Searcy.
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Wow, late to the game with this. I enjoyed it, though I will admit because of the amount of crossed out lines I almost skipped over some stuff first read through, viz "showing" as my eyes were already on the right for tongue and it seemed like it was going to go straight to little.
I actually began a while back an odd project in which I took Gibran's The Prophet and decided to "blackout" and make it the most negative book I could, completely opposite of the original. But I stupidly attempted to paint (
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Haha... well, hopefully I didn't put too much strain on your eyes!
I say revisit your project again, but use a big black marker instead!
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agreed 
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Okay, see, this one is funny. I get that. I just.
I wish the more subtly beautiful poems more often got the DDs. I think that "infirmity" and "the pastor's wife" are both superior to this one.
Still, it is funny. And clever. Bravo.
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Never seen a blackout poem before, great concept and execution!
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this is fantastic, a really playful technique and this page came out really nicely.. cool how its sort of a resurrection of the text huh?
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I got an E, which is the highest grade in New Zealand
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Forgot not everyone on here isn't in America.
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I love this. So many are leaving uninsightful comments, to which I say the following:
1. Read contemporary poetry. If you don't read published, contemporary poetry, you probably don't have a lot of grounds to critique contemporary poetry.
2. Found/blackout poetry is not about vandalism or derision toward the original artist. It's about making new from something old. Is collage art plagiarism? Is graffitti art? Vandalism and art are not mutually exclusive.
3. FUCK SHIT SARAH PALIN. Curse words can be expressive.
4. Don't flame the artist for getting a DD. Don't flame anyone, really. But if you need to express your distaste for this piece, talk to the GM who featured it.
5. I AM WATCHING YOU, AND I MAKE WORDS.
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Words of wisdom. Except the last one, which was just a little creepy...
Hahaha... thanks!
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No prob. Controversy can be fun. I actually haven't had any mean comments on my most recent DD. I find it appalling.
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It can be--I'm just no good at debating people, at least over the internet.
No mean comments? I'll share the love!
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Haha thanks. I'm not that great, either. I'm not that logical.
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Good work on the DD, you. This piece is just wonderful.
[I'm sure you know well enough that you should just ignore all of *those* types of comments that crop up sometimes.]
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Oh, I know... but I'm terrible about not replying. I'm awful! Hopefully it wasn't too bad on your DD? I felt bad sometimes when the ones I featured got flack.
Thanks for stopping by with a nice comment!
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No it wasn't all that bad on mine thankfully, just a few sillies.
Hope all's well.
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It's a humument :3
We learned about these in English 111, they're very fun to make! I really enjoyed this one too :]
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Very interesting, this is the first piece like this I've ever seen. Excellent.
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Thanks for reading! If you want to check out more, look into #DailyPoetics .
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The brilliance is that you used curses to express yourself. Quite ironic, quite poetic :0
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I shall try this with twilight, see what the book would be like blacking out Edward, Bella and Sparkles I'd probably just be left with said and Jacob.
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Brilliant! This is one of the best blackout poems I've seen.
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That's very kind to say. Thank you!
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