# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Blackout Poetry Workshop
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 30 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join librarian and poet Sam Jack for an evening of blackout poetry creation. Also known as erasure poetry, blackout poetry takes pre-existing texts, such as newspaper articles, and uses them to create poems by highlighting chosen words and phrases. Surrounding words and phrases are then "blacked out," creating results that can be both linguistically and visually striking.

In this workshop, we'll look at some blackout poems for inspiration, then make our own blackout poems/collages using newsprint, permanent markers, highlighters, scissors, construction paper and gluesticks. All supplies will be provided, but you can bring your own newspapers, magazines or other texts to "black out," if you would like.

This event is part of Adult Summer Reading Program. High-schoolers and youths ages 14+ are also invited to participate. Registration is required and will open on June 15 at 8 a.m. Use this page to sign up: https://newtonplks.libcal.com/event/16822788.

(The blackout poem featured on this page is by Austin Kleon and is used under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/deathtogutenberg/9484999381/in/album-72157594575556771. Full license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newton/blackout-poetry-workshop/200030100340437
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Newton
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Newton Public Library
- **lat**: 38.050904494112
- **long**: -97.341490387917
- **full address**: Newton Public Library, 791 N Pine St, Newton, KS 67114, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Blackout Poetry Workshop being held?
  - **A:** Blackout Poetry Workshop takes place on Thu, 30 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 30 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Newton Public Library, 791 N Pine St, Newton, KS 67114, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Blackout Poetry Workshop?
  - **A:** Blackout Poetry Workshop is organized by Newton Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Blackout Poetry Workshop is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Newton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Blackout Poetry Workshop sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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