Comments on: BROADSHEETS http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/12/10/broadsheets/ Austin Kleon is a writer and artist living in Austin, Texas. He's the author of Newspaper Blackout and Steal Like An Artist.. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:55:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Liana http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/12/10/broadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-38998 Liana Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:42:40 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=2743#comment-38998 I especially loved Olympic Games and The Curator. Awesome work, as usual. I especially loved Olympic Games and The Curator. Awesome work, as usual.

]]> By: angel http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/12/10/broadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-38955 angel Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:32:29 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=2743#comment-38955 Wow! Can I just say that this is by far the most creative thing I've seen in days? This reminds me of something I used to do in high school with the radio - I'd take the first few words or lyrics said on a station before randomly changing to another station and repeating until the concatenation could be interpreted as some sort of poetic message. It didn't work all the time, but when it did, it was pretty cool. Your site is very stylish! I'm glad to have happened upon it! Wow! Can I just say that this is by far the most creative thing I’ve seen in days? This reminds me of something I used to do in high school with the radio – I’d take the first few words or lyrics said on a station before randomly changing to another station and repeating until the concatenation could be interpreted as some sort of poetic message. It didn’t work all the time, but when it did, it was pretty cool.

Your site is very stylish! I’m glad to have happened upon it!

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/12/10/broadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-38927 Austin Kleon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:23:21 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=2743#comment-38927 Susan: my biggest tip is to <strong>NOT</strong> read the article before you start finding words. Treat it like a <a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/06/29/poetry-as-flow-csikszentmihalyi-on-the-play-of-words/#comment-37919" rel="nofollow">word search</a> -- just a big block of text that contains the raw material for the poems you want to write. I know it's difficult, but in my experience, that's the method that produces the best poems for me. Susan: my biggest tip is to NOT read the article before you start finding words. Treat it like a word search — just a big block of text that contains the raw material for the poems you want to write. I know it’s difficult, but in my experience, that’s the method that produces the best poems for me.

]]> By: Susan Stewart http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/12/10/broadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-38926 Susan Stewart Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:17:43 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=2743#comment-38926 Thanks for adding the "in progress" shots. I took my first stab at a blackout poem the other night and found it quite enjoyable. I am curious how people target the words of interest. So, for all of you (Austin and readers alike)...do you come to the text cold and scan it for words that jump out at you? do you read the article first and then identify the words you want to build on? do you identify words as you read? ...or do you have another approach? Thanks for adding the “in progress” shots. I took my first stab at a blackout poem the other night and found it quite enjoyable.

I am curious how people target the words of interest. So, for all of you (Austin and readers alike)…do you come to the text cold and scan it for words that jump out at you? do you read the article first and then identify the words you want to build on? do you identify words as you read? …or do you have another approach?

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