And thus, we wrap up International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month with poem 30 out of 30!

Looking back, I think I must’ve been nuts to set off on something like this, but I’m glad I did. Heck, 30 poems…that’s 1/5 of a book! Maybe I’ll see if I can’t make a little mini-zine out of them?

Thanks again to everyone who spread the link love and tried their own poems. Y’all are awesome.

Here’s a list of all 30:

1. POETRY CAN BE BORN
2. THE BEAUTY OF EARLY WORKS
3. DASHED HOPES
4. HERE THERE BE DRAGONS
5. WHAT SOUNDS SIMPLE
6. HOW WE KEPT BUSY
7. HISTORY DITCH
8. CATASTROPHE INTO NOTHING
9. LONG-DISTANCE
10. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
11. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THEIR MUSIC
12. THE FACE OF THE EARTH
13. LET’S PRETEND
14. IN THE SUBURBS
15. JUST A MATTER OF TIME
16. KNOWING THE CHANCES
17. CLOSE THE SHOP
18. IN AND OUT OF DIRT!
19. OFFING
20. ME AND MY BIG MOUTH
21. WINE CAN HELP THE PARTY
22. SUITLAND
23. PIGGY-BACK
24. A SPECULATIVE SCHOOL
25. THE RIGHT TO DECLINE
26. INVOCATION
27. THE DATE
28. THE CALL CENTER
29. HOW TO BE POPULAR
30. RATHER THAN REPAIR

If you want to browse all 30 poems, you can use this link:

http://www.austinkleon.com/tag/international-newspaper-blackout-poetry-month-2009/

I’m taking a break for the month of May. Might have some new ones in June.

Poem 29 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month.

SHOUT-OUT! to all the folks on Twitter who mentioned the poems during April (Sorry if I missed your name here! Post it in the comments!) In no particular order:

@RubberJenny
@catpoetry
@Margosita
@brookerandel
@luismendo
@marcjohns
@rhimyers
@coryleahy
@davidburn
@johntunger
@gemarkeerd
@inkscar
@DustinFaulkner
@ywalker
@thenewmckechnie
@artwithbyte
@349
@BicyclingNate
@productjustin
@ItsMikeD
@LPT
@iggynore
@drawn
@BladBlog

Poem 28 out of 30 for International Newspaper Blackout Poetry Month. Only two more days! (And two more poems…)

SHOUT-OUT! to My Brain Is Too Small For The Internet for blogging about the poems. Say hi on twitter: @RubberJenny

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

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

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!

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!