Carroll John - Make Blackout Poetry: Turn These Pages Into Poems

Binding: Specialty Items
Description: Instagram sensation John Carroll's Make Blackout Poetry is a collection of texts that you can repurpose for your own poems. Blackout poetry is simply the act of removing or blacking out existing text to create a new piece of work. It's fun and rewarding for word - puzzle lovers writers visual artists designers really anyone! Make your own ingenious remix of words by Shakespeare Jane Austen Oscar Wilde and Victor Hugo. Find hidden gems in vintage etiquette manuals slang dictionaries newspapers and more. The book begins with an introduction by John Carroll founder of Make Blackout Poetry an Instagram community for blackout poets. Carroll includes tips for approaching this genre editorially and visually and provides examples of finished pieces that range from simple to sublime. If you re looking for a way to tap your subconscious for new ideas or to simply feel present in a creative activity take a pen to this book and transform it page by page into a personal collection of poetry. Carroll is demystifying what it means to be an artist a poet and a person who struggles with mental health issues through his work Carroll has given people a way to become more creative positive and connected. Atlanta magazine
Title: Make Blackout Poetry: Turn These Pages Into Poems
Author(s): Carroll John
Publisher: Abrams
Barcode: 9781419732492
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 9/4/2018
Category: Stationery Items