The source text is an excerpt from the book “The Light We Carry” by Michelle Obama. Document enclosed.
ERASURE POEM
P.S. The words in italics are added for effect.
Shadows to Light – an Erasure Poem
The source text is an excerpt from the book “The Light We Carry” by Michelle Obama. Document enclosed.
P.S. The words in italics are added for effect.
Creative Experiments and More 
Hi, Reena❣️
Just wanna let you know that our W3 prompt, hosted by our beloved Svenja, is live until tomorrow:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/02/11/w3-prompt-198-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy!
Much love,
David
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Great poem, Reena!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Yvette!
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Wonderful choice of words, Reena 👏
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Thank you, Lesley!
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It needs great skill like yours, Reena. ‘This is stealing words from another piece, and inserting a theme in it’.
Very well done, dear.
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Thanks once again!
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💖💖💖
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Very well done! Nice!
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Thank you so much, Christine!
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😀
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The rage and bigotry masquerading as differentness line works very well. Nicely done, Reena 👏
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Thank you, Shaun!
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Love your brilliant poetry.
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This is stealing words from another piece, and inserting a theme in it 🤪
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Interesting results. I still am not sure how it’s done.
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See the file I enclosed. I have marked the chosen words in red.
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Thanks my friend
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