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Newspaper Blackout

Newspaper + Marker = Poetry.

Instead of starting with a blank page, poet Austin Kleon grabs a newspaper and a permanent marker and eliminates the words he doesn’t need.—NPR’s Morning Edition
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ALL YOU CAN DO

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

in love / all you can do / is fail so badly / the rest you don't mind at all

This one is from the book.

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NEW SITE DEDICATED TO NEWSPAPER BLACKOUT POEMS

Friday, February 5th, 2010

For a long time I’ve wanted to start a site dedicated solely to the making of Newspaper Blackout Poems, a place where people can go read how-to tips, ask me questions, and then try out their own and share the results.

It didn’t seem right to set up such a thing on my main site. I’m thrilled to have folks making blackout poems, but my site is for my work, and I want to keep it that way.

A man’s domain name is his domain, you know?

Enter the new site. It’s hosted on Tumblr, which not only means that it’s incredibly easy for me to make quick posts and for followers to reblog them, but it also has built-in functionality where people can ask questions and best of all, submit their own poems.

I’ll still be keeping all of my original poems right here, and I’ll still be posting new ones every week, so no need to re-subscribe or anything. But if you’re interested, give it a follow on Tumblr, or subscribe to the RSS feed.

I might post old poems from the archives on the new site. I’m not quite sure yet. Still making it up as I go along.

I’d love to hear what y’all think about it. Feel free to leave me a comment or suggest the types of posts you’d like to see over there.

Let’s see what we can make together…

THE BIG QUESTION

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

the big question is / will you pledge to be good / even if you want to have revenge / for so many years of my candid lip?

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THE WATCHDOGS

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

the eager-to-please architect / unveils his design for the watchdogs / who haven't moved since the Middle Age

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THE GOOD WIFE

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

it's possible / to be the good wife / and try to build something / and keep a respectful distance / but be careful / you may find yourself tiptoeing off / a cliff

A SPOT IN THE WORLD

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

we hoot and holler / at people over 40 / for a spot in the world
Almost a haiku.

EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

time-traveling so they look as they did / when i was 10 / the old king and his queen / my parents the size of Egyptian sculptures / all secrets / that i didn't know

Many people have expressed interest in originals, and so far, I’ve been really hesitant to give in: after all, newsprint deteriorates, and permanent marker, believe it or not, is not permanent. A print will far outlast the original. I’m not sure how one would preserve newsprint like this—a couple of museum folks are coming by this week, so maybe I’ll ask them. Who knows? It might even be interesting to watch the original slowly disintegrate on your wall.

I’m keeping the broadsheets intact now, just in case. They look like this:

newspaper blackout original

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CREATIVITY IS SUBTRACTION

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

creativity is subtraction

My working method has more often than not involved the subtraction of weight.—Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millenium

I’ve been doing “bite-size” blackouts to warm up…

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PRAYER

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

i pray for a long living room and a piano

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ME AND DAD, BUILDING THE BARN

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

imagine the barn that came to mind / when I saw the plans of the architect / what is a vision / but a threat to dismantle a relationship

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