Newspaper + Marker = Poetry

I recently heard about Newspaper Blackout Poetry, and thought we should give it a spin in Creative Writing class.

Here's two videos to give somebackground:

A sample of Austin Kleon's Blackout Poetry:

Creative Writing 101- By Austin Kleon

http://www.austinkleon.com/

Some links to explore:

http://www.austinkleon.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathtogutenberg/sets/72157594575556771/

 

So here we go!

• You are going to create a trio of Newspaper Blackout Poetry. 
• All poems in the trio must relate to one another through a common theme. 
• Each poem must have a title.
• Your poems are going to be displayed in three ways: On the walls in the hallway, on your blog, and submitted to Austin Kleon's blog.

Ready, set, blackout!