{"id":7423,"date":"2023-07-05T12:18:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2023-07-05T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:18:12","slug":"altered-words-in-stark-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/altered-words-in-stark-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"ALTERED WORDS: In Stark Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"220\" data-attachment-id=\"7424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/altered-words-in-stark-focus\/blackoutpoetry_title-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/blackoutpoetry_title-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"578,220\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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