Atlanta based artist John Carroll, creates magic with just a few printed pages of a book and paint. He creates poetry in unusual ways and when the words emerge they reflect such perfect sense and clarity that it’s startling. His Hidden Messages of Hope is a collection of retrospective poems which has gained quite a bit of fan following. More and more people have started following the method of blackout poetry, finding in this a way to express themselves. His work has featured on instagram as MakeBlackoutPoetry and onTedx, Teen Vogue, Creative Loafing and the streets of Atlanta.
Here are some excerpts from her account and we can’t help but admire this talented poet.