BLACKOUT POETRY Whats a blackout poem Blackout poetry

BLACKOUT POETRY

What’s a blackout poem? Blackout poetry focuses on rearranging words to create a different meaning. The author uses a permanent marker to cross out or eliminate whatever words or images he sees as unnecessary or irrelevant to the effect he's seeking to create. Also known as “Newspaper Blackout Poetry” �http: //classroom. synonym. com/blackout-poems-5344. html

Artist Spotlight: Austin Kleon Working with discarded copies of "The New York Times, " Kleon used the technique to overcome writer’s block

More about Kleon: born June 16, 1983 (age 32) New York Times bestselling author of three books: Steal Like An Artist Show Your Work! Newspaper Blackout Kleon's works focus on creativity in today's world Spoken at organizations such as Pixar, Google, and TEDx

Tips & Tricks Find one or two "anchor words“—or a combination of phrases—in the newspaper article that you're using Draw lines to lead readers from one phrase to another Focus the eye on a particularly striking image

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Assignment Black Out Poetry (5 pts each; 10 pts total) Gather an existing text, a black writing utensil (and any other colors you choose), and a pencil with an eraser. Read through a text—this can be from an old novel, a magazine, a newspaper article, a home work handout, etc. Find an anchor word and circle/box it with a pencil. Continue reading and circling/boxing out words, phrases, and/or letters to create a poem. Cross out or scribble over any unnecessary text with a black writing utensil. You are going to create TWO black out poems due Monday, May 18 th