Make Blackout Poetry
RIGHTS: WORLD
T U R N T H E S E PAG E S I N TO P O E M S ● ● BY J O H N C A R R O L L
S E LLING POINTS ●● Poetry has a growing audience—with bestsellers from online poets such as Tyler Knott Gregson and Rupi Kaur—and this is the moment for a book that encourages the poet in everyone ●● John Carroll, a digital marketing
With this book and a marker in hand, transform literary classics, newspaper clippings, and more into poetry
specialist whose Instagram @MakeBlackoutPoetry has 65,000 Instagram followers, is executing a social media campaign to draw attention to this title online ●● Includes inspiring material for making blackout poetry: pages from fairy tales, newspaper articles, sheet music, classic novels, and more
S PECIFICATIONS 176 pages WIDTH: 6¾" • 171mm HEIGHT: 9" • 229mm Paperback interactive book PUB MONTH: SEPTEMBER
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GIFT & STATIONERY • lackout poetry is simply the act of removing or
“blacking out” existing text to create a new piece
of work. Make Blackout Poetry is a collection of texts
POETRY • ACTIVITY BOOK ISBN 978-1-4197-3249-2 ISBN 978-1-4197-3249-2 US $16.99 CAN $21.99 UK £14.99
that you can repurpose for your own poems. 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. John Carroll is the founder of Make Blackout Poetry, an Instagram account that he created to form a community around making art and poetry. Teen Vogue has named him as one of the “10 Poets You Should Follow on Instagram Right Now.” He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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