Poem 27 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

SHOUT-OUT! to Jace Daniel Albao who blogged about the poems. Thanks, Jace!

Poem 26 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

SHOUT-OUT! goes the winners of the Oklahoman Newspaper Blackout Poetry Contest and Tanner Herriott who shot an excellent video of them reading their poems. Y’all are AWESOME!

Take a few minutes to watch this really fantastic video of the winners of the Oklahoman’s newspaper blackout poetry contest that I judged. They’re all fantastic, but when the winner, Rose Gorr, an 80-year-old grandmother of 33 (!) reads her poem it gives me chills! A round of applause to everybody: the poets, The Oklahoman, Tanner Herriott who shot the video, and especially Yvette Walker who co-ordinated the whole thing!

This is poem 25 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

SHOUT-OUT! goes to Icon Maico who blogged about the poems and then tried one of her own. Awesome!

This is poem 24 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month. (Six more poems left…good lord, is this month not over yet?)

SHOUT-OUT! goes to Liu Jia Yi Rebecca said, “if I had a Sharpie, I would.” No excuses! Use anything!

Newspaper Blackout Poems

This is poem 23 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

SHOUT-OUT! goes to Kelly Anne for her love(x3)!

This is poem 22 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month. Only 8 left!

SHOUT-OUT! goes to Susie Wyshak, who posted a poem to the Newspaper Blackout Poems Flickr pool. Thanks, Susie!

This is poem 21 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month. 9 left!

SHOUT-OUT! goes to to Dennis Gaens who’s done quite a few blackout poems of his own. Thanks, Dennis!

This is poem 20 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month. 10 left!

SHOUT-OUT! to Lance Catedral for trying out his own blackout poem. Rock on, Lance!

This is poem 19 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

A SHOUT-OUT! goes to Nate Baird—he posted a blackout poem to the Flickr Pool. Thanks, Nate!