Poetry Project:

Blackout Poems

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to everyone who participated in our blackout poetry project!

Congratulations to Amanda Chartier, whose entry “Poet Routine” was

selected as the winner of the $50 prize. Check out all the great blackout

submissions below, and stay tuned for our next poetry project.

 

 

The Fire   Submitted by Genevieve Melzer

Submitted by Nancy Jo Whitmore

Thoughts   Submitted by Imee Cuison

A Lesson   Submitted by Jason Buel

The People   Submitted by Natalie Raymond

Star Signs, 10 December   Submitted by Natalie Raymond

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Time seems right

Challenge the presumption

Assumes the existence

Innocently about your life

Came wrapped in lyrics

Just as songs are supposed to do

Seeing me so tense

No self confidence

Those "aha" moments

I remembered my own

Walking around my village

Made me feel authentic

Validated

Is the kind of flip jibe

Managed to identify

Into perspective

Surprised by the results

A notable absence

A bit of a gimmick

You're done gripping

Much of the credit

Needs more

Is that too much to ask for?

 

Submitted by

Ted Louie D.Sol

Winning Submission

Poet Routine by Amanda Chartier

Submitted by Barbara Azar

Submitted by Julie Stuckey

Submitted by Alexander K. D'Arata-Newby

Submitted by Nikko Palmario

Ice Breaker   Submitted by Barbara Maloutas

Submitted by Lance Stemen

Submitted by Lance Stemen

Submitted by Lance Stemen

Submitted by Lance Stemen

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