the news
In the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election I created altered front pages of the Washington Post. Creating a new message by redacting the news stories was a salve for the fears and anxiety that permeated that fall. This experiment with concrete poetry was a facet of my investigation into how our thoughts and emotions create individualized meaning out of information.




​october 2 2020: 32 days before the election
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© Wendy Tribulski 2020

portrait of a battered America
a snapshot of a clash of lines across
the country
sideline justice.
​flame embers.
fuel tensions.
explode outrage.





​october 12 2020: 22 days before the election
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© Wendy Tribulski 2020


cast the hollow bones to hear the news
trust claims from the heavens
or science
​tap into an ominous moment





























november 01 2020: 2 days before the election
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© Wendy Tribulski 2020


visions have been cast
standing at the edge































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