Newspaper Blackout is only $5 on Amazon. Happy Friday!
“A House In Texas,” a poem from Austin Kleon’s book, Newspaper Blackout
live with me in a house in Texas it is just the right mix of armed and happy
I have two new prints available from 20x200.com today: “Open Road” and “How To Be Cool.” There are only 100 copies of the $20 editions, so if you want one or want to give one for the holidays, you better grab it! See all my prints →
Blackout Poetry Tutorial by kiwibeasleys
Using Austin Kleon’s wonderful site http://newspaperblackout.com/ as inspiration, here’s how to create Blackout Poetry on the iPad using Brushes
If this is too slow for you, I originally outlined the steps here.
Pages from Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon
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HOW TO BE COOL : a newspaper blackout poem by Austin Kleon
This is a few years old — I cut it from Newspaper Blackout.
Use a newspaper to black out!
I see a lot of comments like this around Tumblr:
I always wanted to do those blackout poems… - But I don’t have the balls to ruin one of my books.
Exactly why you should use the newspaper! Newspapers are cheap, delivered daily, and they’re going to the recycle bin anyways. People have been finding poetry in the newspaper for over 250 years.
All the fun of blacking out without the guilt!
2011 Alex Award Nominee
I had no idea, but Newspaper Blackout was a nominee for the American Library Association’s 2011 Alex Awards, given annually to “books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.” Even though the book didn’t make the final top 10, it’s an extra-special nomination for me, as I used to be a librarian.
What they said:
This collection of funny, profound, and clever poems sculpted like statues from the marble of newspaper articles spans milestones of childhood through young adulthood, including Little League, high school politics, and first kiss. A fantastic resource for YA programming
Many thanks to the ALA! (Buy Newspaper Blackout on Amazon →)
