Comments on: UNEARTHING

By: 100 Free Online Poems :: The Gadfly Revolution

100 Free Online Poems :: The Gadfly Revolution — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:14:04 +0000

[...] “Unearthing” by Austin Kleon [...]

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:34:12 +0000

I used newspapers; magazines – particularly crossword puzzle books, to do this.

I’d create messages; even pretend to be a ‘spy’, and ‘decoding a message’ is fun. You set up the scenario, and then ‘decode’ – it’s surprising how it works.

I usually highlight in colors. All the yellows are meant to go together; the blues – pinks, greens, etc.

It makes a great art piece too.

By: sabrina

sabrina — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:05:18 +0000

this is beautiful.

By: Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:12:17 +0000

Thanks, y’all…welcome Stumblers!

By: Fréderick Hauser

Fréderick Hauser — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:08:43 +0000

Great way to write, Mr. Austin. It is somewhat of a rationalized dadaistic/futuristic method. I like it.

By: Kristina Brown

Kristina Brown — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:15:15 +0000

At times it feels like there is nothing in the world with a thought and depth to make you see like in the midst of mindlessness- then you stumble upon someone like you creating something like this.

I appreciate your art.

By: sir jorge

sir jorge — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:31:17 +0000

people do this with books to: it’s an artform called “altered books”

By: Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:38:13 +0000

Thanks, y’all!

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:55:04 +0000

but what gets me is the poignancy, the variety of content that appears in your poems. witty, brief, to the point.
what does that mind of yours do to slow down, or is this it?
OR – who dictates whether slowing down is needed?
please, not i, not i.
continue, as is, if not is would not be.

By: Justin Kownacki

Justin Kownacki — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:21:06 +0000

Impressive. Especially the crafty use of “the y” as “they” — as they say, all’s fair in love and blackout poetry…