These experiments in erasure, blackout, found, and reconstructed poetry are part of my process for extending vocabulary and inspiring new work.

A colorful drawing of a human head with the words 'forgiveness', 'scorches', 'what', and 'I regret' written on it.
A torn piece of paper with a black outline illustrating a path from the bottom to the top, overlaying orange highlighted text. The path has white text labels along it, starting with 'me' at the bottom, then 'filled', 'sun', 'white', 'pan', and ending
A white sheet of paper with cut-out words and phrases arranged on it, describing a blue or orange creature that can be flesh or unnatura, luminous, and passing over a body.
A torn piece of paper with typewritten text on a yellow background.
A torn piece of paper with a quote about life, conversation, and creation, with some words highlighted in bold.
A passage of text with instructions about transformation or reimagining ideas, printed on bright green lined paper.
Torn paper with blacked-out text and selected words forming a poem, including words like 'I found the limit', 'the corner', 'poem', 'say', 'you', 'joy', and 'eyes'.
A torn piece of paper with a black background and white cut-out words arranged vertically, forming a poetic message about releasing secrets and the weight of lies.