{"product_id":"newspaper-blackout-isbn-9780061732973","title":"Newspaper Blackout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSteal Like An Artist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Some of the results are hilarious, some are profound and even unsettling, but they are never bland or boring.” — \u003cem\u003eEphermerist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article + sharpie = Newspaper Blackout 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. Fans of \u003cem\u003eNot Quite What I Was Planning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePost Secret\u003c\/em\u003e will love these unique and compelling poems culled from Austin’s popular website.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePoet and cartoonist Austin Kleon has discovered a new way to read between the lines. Armed with a daily newspaper and a permanent marker, he constructs through deconstruction—eliminating the words he doesn't need to create a new art form: Newspaper Blackout poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly original, Kleon's verse ranges from  provocative to lighthearted, and from moving to hysterically funny, and undoubtedly entertaining. The latest creations in a long history of \"found art,\" \u003cem\u003eNewspaper Blackout\u003c\/em\u003e will challenge you to find new meaning in the familiar and inspiration from the mundane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewspaper Blackout\u003c\/em\u003e contains original poems by Austin Kleon, as well as submissions from readers of Kleon's popular online blog and a handy appendix on how to create your own blackout poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eInstead of starting with a blank page, poet Austin Kleon grabs the New York Times and a permanent marker and eliminates the words he doesn’t need. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR's Morning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne can imagine taking up blackout poetry on their daily bus commute in place of sudoku or the crossword puzzle. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto's National Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSort of like Michelangelo carving away the marble that imprisoned what he saw within. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part ‘writing with constrictions,’ part happy accident, part found art, part design challenge...the collection...gives a well rounded and consistent view into a guy most of us would want to buy a beer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadio Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…a kind of Rorschach approach to reading newspapers…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] sense of play infuses the poems—short pieces that touch on first sex and outer space, in a voice that slips from funny to elegiac…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…hidden bits of Zen lite that occasionally bump up against brilliance….Kleon manages to turn the paper of record into visually stark nuggets of poetry and wit. All the Muse That’s Fit to Print, you might say.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Highbrow\/brilliant…It’s better than it sounds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[The poems] resurrect the newspaper when everyone else is declaring it dead…like a cross between magnetic refrigerator poetry and enigmatic ransom notes, funny and zen-like, collages of found art…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Some of the results are hilarious, some are profound and even unsettling, but they are never bland or boring.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ephemerist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887898554597,"sku":"NP9780061732973","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061732973.jpg?v=1730227690","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/newspaper-blackout-isbn-9780061732973","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}