Blackout poetry
Take a look at the poem below. It’s called The Bustle in a House and was written by Emily Dickinson. The words are a bit blurry. Choose a word that catches your eye and click on it. The word will appear clearly. Click on another word you like. And another. And so on.
Would you rather have a surprise? Click the button below and words from the poem will be selected at random.
Below are the words you have chosen. This is your new poem.
Why not create another poem by rearranging the words? You can see an example of how this might look in the box below.
Did you like to rearrange the words? Then try our other exercise that is just about shuffling words.
2 minutes
I suggest that you spend 2 on this writing exericse.