How to find a poem:
Step 1: Take an old book page or newspaper.
Step 2: Use a pencil to circle words.
Step 3: Fill in the rest so only the circled words stand out.
This isn’t really a full poem…but a starting point:
See more on Instagram if you look up the hashtag: #foundpoem
Also known as found poems or blackout poems or newspaper blackout poems.
Check out Austin Kleon’s blackout poems as well and you’ll get the idea.
If you search for “erasure poetry” you’ll find some beautiful pieces of work. I majored in writing and these were/are always my favorite poems to write. They aren’t as easy as one might think but they are fun! Sometimes I add art to mine and always leave the words sparse and simple, almost haiku-like.