Blackout Bard: Blackout Poetry

Blackout Bard: Blackout Poetry

Play with words: Select words from a passage, blackout the rest, style and share

App info


5.1
May 30, 2025
7,809
Android 11+
Everyone
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App description


Android App Analysis and Review: Blackout Bard: Blackout Poetry, Developed by Deepthy M; Artwork: Chaitanya Krishnan. Listed in Education Category. Current Version Is 5.1, Updated On 30/05/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Blackout Bard: Blackout Poetry. Achieved Over 8 thousand Installs. Blackout Bard: Blackout Poetry Currently Has 36 Reviews, Average Rating 3.1 Stars

Select words from an existing passage and blackout the rest; Create a completely new expression; style and share as image, GIF or pdf!
Explore your creativity & intuition!
- No Ads nor login
- Text chosen can be in any left to right script: e.g - English, Spanish, Russian, French, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada etc.
A charming digital experience to create Blackout Poetry on the Go:

Traditionally, Blackout (Aka Erasure) Poetry consists of selecting words from an existing block of text, erasing the rest to carve out a whole new or hidden meaning.

This form of creative writing is also known by various names such as "Found Poetry", "Erasure Poetry", "Caviardage Technique", "Redaction", etc.

And no - you do not have to be a writer nor a poet to create blackout poetry. And the experience is quite calming and meditative.

Repurposing / Redaction / Reordering of content stimulates the brain and enhances the ability to unlearn, thus enabling oneself to explore possibilities outside of one's own boundaries. The resulting artwork would be very diverse than from what you would do given an infinite canvas.

Art therapists use this technique in their workshops with Hikikomori (persons who exhibit extreme withdrawal from society) & autistic children.

Using the app select words from existing text, form sentences. Blackout / Dim the rest. Style and export to the image gallery or as a pdf file. Use your own photo collection as wallpaper. Share your creations on social media or optionally prune them using your favourite editing tools. All in just a couple of clicks.

Choose from a set of carefully themed templates as the backdrop for your writing.
Highlight current events, give voice to social causes, find hidden meanings, inspire new thoughts. There's no particular order though the fun happens when you create something new as opposed to just skimming words. Users have created small poems, haikus, etc.

With each attempt a different word or phrase will catch your imagination!
With each style will capture a different mood or phrase!

Steer through a treasure house of fresh ideas and thoughts!

Embrace all the above and express on existing expressions !
Tap away, play with words and create magic! Fill your lull moments with creativity!

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We are currently offering version 5.1. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.

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What's New


Bug Fix for Crash when Accessibility is ON ( Large font Sizes ) when title of Draft is less than 12 characters
Added mechanism to update the app from Google Play Store without leaving the app

Rate and review on Google Play store


3.1
36 total
5 35.3
4 0
3 14.7
2 35.3
1 14.7

Total number of installs (*estimated)

Estimation of total number of installs on Google Play, Approximated from number of ratings and install bounds achieved on Google Play.

Recent Comments

user
A Google user

It's a bit hard to get used to it at first but you can create interesting images and share them easily. It would be nice to be able to select more than 4 consecutive words though, since they count even if they're on separate lines (perhaps 5-6 at most).

user
Anushka Sinha

The app doesn't save, it crashes. I lost quite a few poems because of this. Please update your app and add a new feature where we can click the picture of a paragraph from a book and create the blackout poetry.

user
A Google user

this is terrible. very difficult to click on words. just highlights the chosen words and doesn't black out the other words. won't let you choose more than 4 words in a phrase either. don't get this. it is a waste of time. very few options for poems as well.

user
A Google user

Glitchy. Menus don't make sense and operations happen randomly. Unable to select single letter words. Great idea. But app not working effectively.

user
A Google user

Very easy to use! included design options make visually appealing blackout poetry a joy to make. thank you!

user
A Google user

It's a functional app that exceeded expectations, but don't hold your phone in landscape or it'll glitch the app out.

user
Helena Walker

I like this app but since updating my phone it won't save the poems. I hope this can be fixed. Thank you!

user
Kim

Was enjoying this app alot until it stopped saving and wouldn't let me save. Very disappointed.