Blackout Poetry

A simple exchange.
That's what letter writing is all about,
a conversation on paper.

Another way to say hello.

And the blackout poetry above?
Another way to create a poem.

Because April is
Nat'l Letter Writing Month
and Nat'l Poetry Month,
let's combine them.

Print out the blackout poetry exercise
below, grab a pencil and a marker,
and see what emerges ...
then drop it in an envelope
and mail it to someone.

You can use the text provided in the
download, or find your own by grabbing
a newspaper or repurposing pages
from an old book.

But before you do, here are a
few more examples:

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Get my Blackout Poetry Exercise!

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