The final publication of the Unkempt is not much like a publication at all. It doesn't have a cover. It doesn't have a binding. It doesn't have numbered pages. It does have Unkempt founder Curtis Knapp's old driver's license, pieces of sandpaper and flowers.
Some issues even have a certain smell.
And there's poetry and artwork in there, too. The idea was to create a final issue that was more than just a piece of paper, said Sharon Helms, fellow founder of the Unkempt. The editors are calling it quits after this issue to move onto different individual projects. Hand-sanded cigar boxes decorated with original green and blue designs and bound with twine contain cloth or leather pouches. Tucked inside the pouches are small pieces of paper with poems written in different hands.