{"id":7438,"date":"2023-07-05T12:41:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=7438"},"modified":"2023-07-05T12:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:41:48","slug":"altered-words-a-befouling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/altered-words-a-befouling\/","title":{"rendered":"ALTERED WORDS: A Befouling"},"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\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blackoutpoetry_title\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/blackoutpoetry_title-1.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/blackoutpoetry_title-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/blackoutpoetry_title-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/blackoutpoetry_title-1.png 578w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/blackoutpoetry_title-1-200x76.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In case you are new to these posts, Altered Words is my take on blackout poetry, where I take a story, poem, or other literary work and try to &#8220;find&#8221; a poem within by simply crossing out the words I do not want to include in my piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month\u2019s poem comes from my story <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-wretched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wretched<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/product\/frightmarish-zine-issue-5-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 5 of Frightmarish Zine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"7440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/05\/altered-words-a-befouling\/a_befouling\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a_befouling\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling.png 1080w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/a_befouling-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">A BEFOULING\n\nLapping torches,\n\nsteadfast and hungry,\n\nblazed high, \n\nspite-fuelled and \n\nedging closer with\n\ntheir loathing.\n\nThe mob, like \n\nsickly animals, \n\nbared their teeth,\n\na befouling hatred, \n\nnoose-like in the night.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever created blackout poetry? 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