Newspaper + Marker = Poetry. Share your poems. This site is a companion to the book Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon. It’s a place where anyone can share their attempts at blackout poetry. Follow @austinkleon We recommend: var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5147291-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @newspaperblackout)http://newspaperblackout.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hmp4hgW71qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://more.primaryblogger.co.uk/literacy/916/" target="_blank">Blackout poetry by 10 year olds</a></p> <blockquote> <p>This afternoon, some children in More Class made their own blackout poems inspired by the American artist and writer, <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>Too cool! Filed under: <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com/tagged/classroom" target="_blank">classroom</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23670062972http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23670062972Thu, 24 May 2012 08:26:08 -0500classroom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hk4pppUc1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://instagr.am/p/K-QDpJA1x0/" target="_blank">“The Life Of An Author”</a> by <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/austinkleon" target="_blank">@austinkleon</a>)</p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23615166773http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23615166773Wed, 23 May 2012 12:19:37 -0500austin kleon“Say it again: ‘Poetry is for everyone.’ Poetry is a place and it is free to all.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88v/burroughs-cutup.html" target="_blank">William Burroughs</a> (via <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>)</em>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23486525836http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23486525836Mon, 21 May 2012 12:09:00 -0500william burroughshowto<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48vk2eigU1rvdlz1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">blackout</a> by <a href="http://koalafication.tumblr.com/post/23320345395/if-time-rolls-up-in-a-nice-car-theres-not-a" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">koalafication</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>If time rolls up in a nice car</p> <p>there’s not a logical reason behind it</p> <p>just good business</p></blockquote>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23422211968http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23422211968Sun, 20 May 2012 12:04:42 -0500koalafication<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4acyhsTrB1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Playing with blackout poetry per <a href="http://twitter.com/austinkleon" target="_blank">@austinkleon</a>” -<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LloydDavis/status/203847439936004097" target="_blank">@lloydadavis</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23367335625http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23367335625Sat, 19 May 2012 15:01:00 -0500lloydadavis<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m490cjGqy61qafoq6o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m490cjGqy61qafoq6o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m490cjGqy61qafoq6o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m490cjGqy61qafoq6o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m490cjGqy61qafoq6o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://litreactor.com/news/you-can-own-this-dewritten-book-for-34567" target="_blank">You Can Own This ‘Dewritten’ Book For $345.67 | LitReactor</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Kyle MacDonald, the writer who bartered a red paperclip for a house through a series of trades, has a new project: A “dewritten” book.</p> <p>Inspired by the blackout poetry of Austin Kleon, MacDonald took a book and, using “5 black felt pens and 100 hours,” transformed it into a new work that’s comprised of “more than 352 unique drawings with poems and phrases created using only pre-existing words in the book.”</p> <p>The book he used was Be Excellent at Anything: The Four Keys To Transforming the Way We Work and Live by Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes & Catherine McCarthy. The new work is entitled Be Anything. He’s selling it for $345.67 on Etsy.</p> </blockquote> <iframe width="400" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZwVBDg24iOk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23326614850http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23326614850Fri, 18 May 2012 21:31:00 -0500kyle macdonaldbookslit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48jcxhWMM1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Newspaper Blackout</em> is only <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006OHTVMG/wwwaustinkleo-20/ref=nosim/" target="_blank">$5 on Amazon</a>. Happy Friday!</p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23305397561http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23305397561Fri, 18 May 2012 15:24:30 -0500newspaper blackoutaustin kleon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zg4iqGgJ1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“<a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/2012/05/13/poem-for-my-mother/" target="_blank">Poem for my mother</a>,” a <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">newspaper blackout</a> by <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23000045930http://newspaperblackout.com/post/23000045930Sun, 13 May 2012 17:36:18 -0500mothersmothers dayaustin kleon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3w3g8PUkZ1r1gqaco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">Blackout</a> by one of Lynda Barry’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1897299354/wwwaustinkleo-20/ref=nosim/" target="_blank">WHAT IT IS</a> students</p> <p><a href="http://thenearsightedmonkey.tumblr.com/post/22880538946/work-in-progress-four-of-diamonds" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thenearsightedmonkey</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Work in progress— Four of Diamonds</p></blockquote> <p>Buy Lynda’s book! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1897299354/wwwaustinkleo-20/ref=nosim/" target="_blank">You’ll love it →</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22906480181http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22906480181Sat, 12 May 2012 10:48:45 -0500lynda barryclassroom<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghhv9vxP1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghhv9vxP1qafoq6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghhv9vxP1qafoq6o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghhv9vxP1qafoq6o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ghhv9vxP1qafoq6o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Ms. McLauchlan (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/msmclauchlan" target="_blank">@msmclauchlan</a>) high school English teacher at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, shares blackout poetry with her students. Rad!!</p> <p>Filed under: <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com/tagged/classroom" target="_blank">blackouts in the classroom</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22380971424http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22380971424Fri, 04 May 2012 08:09:00 -0500msmclauchlanclassroom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gfseaSEf1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">blackout</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/fleurterhorst/status/194517727178788864" target="_blank">@fleurterhorst</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22324235396http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22324235396Thu, 03 May 2012 11:14:00 -0500fleurterhorst<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cdf2zxd11rr3r06o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">blackout</a> by <a href="http://slblackout.tumblr.com/post/22187760435/52" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">slblackout</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22262523016http://newspaperblackout.com/post/22262523016Wed, 02 May 2012 12:31:37 -0500slblackout<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2w51nd5IR1qzunseo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ohonestly.tumblr.com/post/21583242796/steal-giveaway" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ohonestly</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>i’ve been a fan of <strong><a href="http://austinkleon.com" target="_blank">austin kleon</a></strong>’s work for a few years now, and i was eager to get my hands on his latest book, <strong><a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/steal/" target="_blank">“steal like an artist”</a></strong>. billed as a “manifesto for creativity in the digital age”, it’s chock full of great quotes, illustrations, and advice on how to follow your interests and embrace your influences. and though the title says “artist”, the material inside is applicable to any medium. it’s perfect for creatively-frustrated creative types (which i know many of you are), and i loved it so much that i want to give you a copy!</p> <p><strong>what you’ll get</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>your very own copy of austin kleon’s “steal like an artist”, shipped anywhere in the world, at no cost to you.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>the rules</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>you have until <strong>may 1st</strong> to enter.<br/> every reblog is considered one entry (likes don’t count, nor do replies).<br/> i’ll use <a href="http://www.random.org/" target="_blank">random.org</a> to choose <strong>three winners</strong>.<br/> keep your inbox open so i can notify you if you win. if a winner doesn’t respond within 48 hours, a new one will be chosen.</p> </blockquote> <p>good luck!</p> <p><em>p.s. if giveaways aren’t your thing, you can always pick up a copy on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761169253/wwwaustinkleo-20/ref=nosim/" target="_blank">amazon</a>.<br/> p.p.s. this giveaway is not affiliated with or endorsed by tumblr or my employer, new york media.</em></p></blockquote>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21593717859http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21593717859Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:55:06 -0500austin kleonsteal like an artist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qhvbT5du1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/2012/04/19/little-keys-to-the-kingdom/" target="_blank">“Little Keys To The Kingdom,”</a> a <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">newspaper blackout</a> by <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21383691808http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21383691808Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:01:59 -0500austin kleon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2larxG0dU1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“<a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/2012/04/16/every-book-is-self-help/" target="_blank">Every book is self-help</a>,” a <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">newspaper blackout</a> by <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21225534553http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21225534553Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:40:00 -0500austin kleon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2h8h8rNtt1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://instagr.am/p/JUl38uSm_o/" target="_blank">@tejastani:</a></p> <blockquote> <p>My students resist writing, but like Blackout Poetry</p> </blockquote>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21087329844http://newspaperblackout.com/post/21087329844Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:00:43 -0500classroom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0c68x0BhM1qhw6eio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A blackout by <a href="http://bourbon-rose.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">bourbon-rose</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20465233916http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20465233916Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:29:36 -0500bourbonrose<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0qyufnhkk1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“The Trash” a <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">blackout</a> by Noah Lewis <a href="http://coastingtheark.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">(coastingtheark)</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20406733649http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20406733649Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:27:39 -0500submissionnoah lewis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1anxyGcmW1ql7gmuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">blackout</a> by <a href="http://maltbysfalcon.tumblr.com/post/19734726084/experimenting-slowly-with-style-in-my" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">maltbysfalcon</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Experimenting, slowly, with “style” in my blackouts.</p></blockquote> <p>“Silliness is more imporant than control” — great <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com/tagged/howto" target="_blank">advice</a> for blackouts! -<a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">AK</a></p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20347523874http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20347523874Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:30:05 -0500maltbysfalcon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvqtfbaO0o1qafoq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A page from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061732974/wwwaustinkleo-20/ref=nosim/" target="_blank"><em>Newspaper Blackout</em></a> by <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a> (via <a href="http://instagr.am/p/XHKrk/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20284098973http://newspaperblackout.com/post/20284098973Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:30:05 -0500austin kleonnewspaper blackout