Artist 'fixes' sexual misconduct apology statements, turning them into painfully honest poems

A pattern has emerged with every new allegation of sexual misconduct. After the bombshell comes an “apology” letter — now the accused’s ubiquitous and perfunctory mechanism for responding. 

Many have found the letters hollow, insincere, and insufficient. But one woman has altered the apology letters to give them new meaning.

Poet Isobel O’Hare is creating striking “erasure poems” out of the apologies, and posting them on her Instagram. She has created poems out of the apologies of Louis C.K., Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and more. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Artist 'fixes' sexual misconduct apology statements, turning them into painfully honest poems