Kaite mediatore stover, readers services manager at the kansas city public library, explains how to stack up a poem of your own using. This morning we have to come up with some book spine poems. Apr, 2012 everybodys favorite excuse to speak in rhyming couplets is upon us. Crushingcinders odd ramblings of an obsessed reader. Book spine poetry so if you missed my post yesterday, i was talking about this cool contest that the saskatchewan public libraries are holding until november 1, as part of saskatchewan library week. She challenges the givens, challenges the damage being done in so many ways. Book spine stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. The things we do for love my first attempt at book spine poetry using the books on my shelf. From brief songs to longer meditative sequences, and always with formal innovation and exquisite precision, stewart evokes the innocence of childhood, the endangered mysteries of the natural world, and deeply felt perceptions, both acute and shared.
Chapters gift certificates will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners in each category. When i mention the ravages of now, i mean to say, then. When i looked at our library books, i noticed that many of our spine labels covered parts of the book titles. How have i not come across book spine poetry before. She offers book spine poetry as a new solution to these usually dull tasks. The saskatchewan library association congratulates all the winners and participants in the book spine poetry contest.
Children 58 children 911 teen 1218 adult 19 and older a grand. Walk two moons on solid ground 42 miles a revolutionary. New and selected poems gathers poetry from across susan. Snap a photo of your masterpiece and presto, youre done. Stewarts poetry inspires by virtue of the poets seeking discovery yet resisting final answers. When it comes to book design, your thoughts probably dont jump straight to a books back its not as sexy or attentiongrabbing as, say, the front. While book spine poetry itself is not a brandnew idea, i have seen the concept spring up frequently on social media this year.
Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. Its fun and gets you to use your imagination, but sometimes its kind of hard to figure out where to start. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Once a reader has flipped the book over to read the back cover, its safe to assume you have their attention. In honor of national poetry month, here are two book spine poems for your enjoyment. The bear ate your sandwich by julia sarconeroach knopf books for young readers, suggested reading age 37. The poetry can be serious or funny, and rhyming is not required. New and selected poems is a gift to literature, language, and these reachings into the natural recesses of the human psyche. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry contest. Hawkins winter by marissa meyer cinder by marissa meyer harry potter and the.
Oct 08, 2015 book spine poetry falls into the category of found poetry that is, poems made up of text lifted from different sources. Ive decided to use the book at the top of each pile as the title and ive taken a few liberties with the punctuation. Most young writers shy away from the revision process simply because its taxing to rewrite their work by hand. They still say things like, make sure that has a tag,and wear your safety goggles, making chills run down my spine. Remembering steve abbott dan calder doug carter gerry coletti william dickey martin fleischer ron garner don gillis jay hayes jim holloran ross marbury michael rubin george stambolian steve steinberg shelby topp deb watkins doug wolfe and david. See where the futuristic ya fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for earths survival against villains from outer space. A sly classicinthemaking for fans of jon klassen, peter brown, and mo willems. Thats why this year, i am going to try something new or at least newtome with my ap seniors. Jul 21, 2016 i used a world without you as the title, not as part of the poem itself. Ive secretly longed to try my hand at book spine poetry.
Book spine poetry is so simple but creates intriguingly artistic results. I dont know where exactly the idea of spine poetry originated, but i discovered it while reading school librarian travis jonkers blog, 100 scope notes. It is a humane poetry without artificiality, a poetry that accepts, without reservation, the whipsaw of joy and pain we all must live through. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence. Poetry writingbook spine contests torrington library. May 04, 2010 last week i was reading through some education blogs and came across mary lee hahns book spine poem.
Poetry writing contest winners first place downsizing by lenore blake rusted remains of summer litter the lawn wilted waste of blossoms sadly shriveled needing collection and composting a seasons end saying goodbye to summer is never easy the season of youth and vigor has passed rusted candlesticks. Apr 18, 2014 they were in, so we started thinking about how to pull it together. Its poetry that you dont write from scratch instead, you find it by arranging book titles to make a poem. With book spine poetry you dont have to start with a blank page, you start with. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in. A few white lies book spine poetry poem book covers. Creating book spine poems are a fun and creative way to craft a poem without having to write down any words. Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems. Featured content includes commentary on major characters.
Descent of the composer when i mention the ravages of now, i mean to say, then. The year anthology open for submissions a good literary anthology should provide not only entertainment, but also a snapshot of the culture from which the anthology originates. Click the picture to come on over to see more examples and grab my. Try it yourself, and if youve created book spine poetry you like, please share in the comments. The metaphorical night in this poem could be looked upon as any place outside of conventionality or popularity, and the outsiders who. The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project.
Halloween inspired book spine poetry book titles poem. One of my favorite poetry activities that kids can easily do at home is spine poetry. Cinderella is a cyborg in this futuristic take on the fairy tale, the first book in ms. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Its not even a very good example, just an amateur attempt at creating poetry from titles. Have you ever tried book spine poetry with your students. When it comes to book design, your thoughts probably dont jump straight to a books back its not as sexy or. Over the years cheryl mizerny has crafted poetry experiences that her students really enjoy. If youve ever walked into a bookstore or a quirky coffee shop and noticed a pile of books whose titles make poetry or a short story, youve witnessed the glory and wonder of book spine poetry. Here you will find thoughts, views, opinions and observations of things around me, as they are, not as they should be. Spine poetry round 5 score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Its a fun way to get kids to write poems even if they are initially resistant to the idea.
To the final cinder captures what it is to be human. As plague ravages the overcrowded earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome prince kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the cinderella story. Erland discovered a chip imbedded in cinders spine, preventing her from using her lunar gift, and. This entry was posted in art, books, poetry, reading, uncategorized and tagged book spine, book spine poetry, books, bookshelf, poems, poetry on 15th april 2016 by lisa shambrook. Book spine poetry works great as a quick activity for your next poetry unit, as a sub plan, or as an activity for quick finishers. See more ideas about book spine, poetry and poetry inspiration. Go to your local library, or pull off a handful of books from your own shelf at home. For those of you who dont know, book spine poems are made by stacking books on top of each other and forming a witty, freeverse. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentences or poem. Apr 15, 2016 creating book spine poems is great fun and is an enjoyable school or home library activity.
Create a quick poetry win by having students create book spine poetry from book titles using these free graphic organizers. I liked it so much that i was inspired to write one of my own. Its a kind of poetry that you dont really write from scratch instead, you find it by arranging book titles to make a poem. Instead, with book spine poetry, you simply arrange books so their titles to create a poem. Also, shannon mentioned that students pulling tons of books off the shelf could get to be quite a mess. Cinders auditory interface dulled the noise into a static thrumming, but today one melody lingered above the rest that she couldnt drown out. Inject some new inspiration into poem writing with book spine poems. Did you know you could craft a poem using only books. Oct 26, 2012 the concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. Basically, put book spines in an interesting way to create a poem. Creating book spine poems is great fun and is an enjoyable school or home library activity. Jan 16, 2017 she offers book spine poetry as a new solution to these usually dull tasks. Grades 12, 35, 68, 912 book spine poetry is so simple but creates intriguingly artistic results.
Book spine poetry is a free verse poem composed by. New and selected poems gathers poetry from across susan stewarts career, including many extraordinary new poems. Book spine poetry archives a rose is a rose is a rose. Apr 10, 2017 no, its not the stuff of magic, and theres not some sort of prize for poetry pending for making a thought out of random book titles from my own personal library. Then they flip to the back of the book cover and its a boring solid background with no text. A ring of children were standing just outside her booth, trillingashes, ashes, we all fall down. Just grab a bunch of books with interesting titles and stack them up to create a juicy column of poetry.
In honor of national poetry month this year, my fellow hub blogger suzanne neumann and i have made some exquisite book spine poems for you. The relationship i was going for here was small child and parent, but interpret it as you wish. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. They were in, so we started thinking about how to pull it together. With book spine poetry, students will end up spending more time working on revision strategies. How to build the back of a book cover with template. The main female lead, cinder, is a cyborg who specializes in mechanic. Spine poetry round 5 100 books share book recommendations. It is also the first book among three others in the lunar chronicles series. Found poetry is particularly popular with students who are overwhelmed by the vastness of a blank page or who act like their pencil is barbed. Its national poetry month, inspired by nina katchadourians sorted books project.
The 26yearold meyers debut novel cinder, though, combines a classic folk tale with hints of the terminator and star wars in the first book of the lunar chronicles youngadult series. A few weeks back in honor of april being national poetry month, i wrote some book spine poetry and asked readers to share theirs. Book spine poetry contest winners constant contact. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry. Her reading and writing ideas enable kids to understand poems without dreading the annual poetry unit she herself disliked as a tween.
Help your fifth grader search the family bookshelves to create a oneofakind poem based on the books he already loves. The academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. Posts about book spine poetry written by kaelynsbookclub. Last week i was reading through some education blogs and came across mary lee hahns book spine poem. April is national poetry month and spurred on by a recent post by bookish beck, i thought i would indulge in some book spine poetry its been a while since i did this on the blog but it can get a bit addictive once you get going. Here you will find thoughts, views, opinions and observations of things around me, as. This book spine poem is asking people to see those who stand outside of the limelight and dont quite fit in the mainstream mold of society. Cinder is a cinderella retelling but with a scifidystopian twist as the setting is in new beijing post 4th world war. Just browse a bookshelf, choose titles that you can put together to make a short poem or story and then take a picture of the book spines. You, the poet, arent writing the words, trying to fit a form, or looking for words that rhyme. Its time for book spine poetry as part of the book blogger loveathon. Apr 23, 20 although this is a great project to do at home during national poetry month april. While the front of the book cover design is primarily for getting attention and catching the eye, the back covers purpose should increase book sales, or the likelihood of a sale.
Apr 29, 2018 while book spine poetry itself is not a brandnew idea, i have seen the concept spring up frequently on social media this year. Book spine poetry, a few white lies, poems, crushingcinders, poetry, bookish things i love, book spine poetry. Here is what naomi at consumed by ink came up with. Book spine poetry free resource by lindsay ann learning tpt. In the book cinder, she said that she was thrown through the windshield and the hover rolled on top of her. Apr 12, 2011 did you know you could craft a poem using only books. Just grab a bunch of books with interesting titles and stack them up to. My 8 year old does have fun composing haiku but i havent been able to find a way to. This 58page guide for cinder by marissa meyer includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 38 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Huffington post ran an article about book spine poetry. Cinderford library bookblend library books, friday, faces, style, fashion, moda. I used a world without you as the title, not as part of the poem itself. Rather than following any rules on structure or rhyme, book spine poems invite aspiring poets to use only book titles to create a truly funky masterpiece.