Last year i came across a post about book spine poetry. I tried creating one and now will never look at the spine of a book the same way again. Culminating activity of our freeverse poetry unit 4th grade. Make a book spine cento poem using the books inside your house. You use the titles on the spines of books as the lines of poetry. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry contest. When april 1 hits national poetry month, ill post a. The best of book spine poetry amanda nelson oct 26, 2012. Just grab a bunch of books with interesting titles and stack them up to create a juicy column of poetry. Mar 19, 2014 winner of our fall 20 book spine poetry contest, by david klose. 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. Instead, with book spine poetry, you simply arrange books so their titles to create a poem. Mar, 2012 but book spine poetry is a different story. Today is day 2 and i hope you are all getting a few pages turned in your readathon book.
Its called the book spine poetry challenge, and you. Snap a photo of your masterpiece and presto, youre done. Book spine poetry april is national poetry month, to celebrate we have created a book spine poetry display. You, the poet, arent writing the words, trying to fit a form, or looking for words that rhyme. Be a part of the 2014 book spine poem gallery 100 scope notes. Jul 31, 2014 the concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. The great 2020 quarantine book spine poem challenge. Its like a game of i spy in which you look at the books on your shelves or at the library, and you arrange them in some kind of order that pleases you to make a poem out of the titles listed on their spines. The staff of ireland library thanks the following folks who made theological libraries month special.
Mar 24, 2020 the great 2020 quarantine book spine poem challenge. Book spine poetry was the brainchild of nina katchadourian, an artist who works in a wide variety of media including photography, sculpture, video and sound. And probably, just for the purpose of restoring some paltry semblance of order in the world, i got up from my chair and made a book spine poem. The learning curve is low, the results are often awesome its a natural fit for a national poetry month program for kids. Oct 26, 2012 the concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. Book spine poetry archives a rose is a rose is a rose. April is national poetry month and, in celebration, we challenge you to release your inner poet and create a book spine poem spine poetry refers to the art of arranging books so that the titles on the spine form a poem. One of our favorite kinds of poetry to create each year is book spine poetry. The goal is to create a poem out of the spines of books.
She uses the words and titles from the spines of books to form a sentence and tell a story. As i sorted books into piles, more poems started falling literally into place, so ive decided to do a little series called frames of mind, as indicated by the red book on the lefthand side. Meme status submission year 1993 origin unknown tags poetry, poetry month, literature about. I challenged myself to use titles from my personal collection which contains way too many books about knitting and a growing. See more ideas about poetry contests, book spine and poetry. Oct 08, 2015 book spine poetry falls into the category of found poetry that is, poems made up of text lifted from different sources. The world without us people of the earth, lonely hearts of the cosmos, muddling through the firmament of time all the days and nights. For national poetry month, i would love to see what everyone can create out of book spines to make their own poem. Poetry month is one of my favorite times of year because im always inspired by what kids come up in their writing. Heres the powerpoint i used to introduce book spine poetry. The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books.
Thank you to each and every brave soul who sent in a book spine poem to help celebrate national poetry month during april. 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. 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. Nina katchadourian, an artist, makes poetry look so fun and easy. Were excited for the spring 2014 edition of our book spine poetry contest. Feb 21, 2014 book spine poetry using the titles of books for inspiration. Here you will find thoughts, views, opinions and observations of. Winner of our fall 20 book spine poetry contest, by david klose. Apr 18, 2014 spine poetry april 18, 2014 september 8, 2015 librariantiff in honor of national poetry month, we did an activity in the library that ive been interested in trying for quite some timespine poetry. Last year we dedicated one bookcase to the display and by the end of the two week display period we had. Book spine poetry barbara jean hicks tales from the. How you do it is you take a look at the titles on the spines of the books on your book shelf and then arrange them into a poem. Apr 04, 2014 april is national poetry month, to celebrate we have created a book spine poetry display.
Book spine poetry is a photo meme that involves lining up or stacking books in a particular order so the titles on the book spines create a poem. 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. I love sitting and staring at my shelves when im in a lazy mood, and just matching up. The idea originated from a photo project created by artist nina katchadourian. Bout of books 11 readathon is finally here, and this is one of the challenges for day 2.
The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. I love sitting and staring at my shelves when im in a lazy mood, and just matching up titles into potential poems, so these. Grades 12, 35, 68, 912 book spine poetry is so simple but creates intriguingly artistic results. This is our second year creating this display and it has only grown in popularity with our students. Week 2 in our folktales around the world unit 2nd grade. Post navigation jun 28, 2014 inspired by the work of stan carey at sentence first, i decided to try my hand at book spine poetry. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the forward book of poetry 2014 kindle. Hello all, i think its time to relax a bit and dive into the concept of found poetry, and revisit a topic last covered in 2014 by sam peralta namely book spine poetry. Ive found one of the most enjoyable ways to write poetry is to create book spine poetry. Katchadourians sorted book project manages to become more than an experiment in medium.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jan 21, 2015 ive been wanting to do some book spine poetry with you for ages. Apr 16, 2014 book spine poetry, a form of writing that involves stacking books so that the titles on their spines create a poem, is an art form accessible to readers of all ages and sizes. Book spine poetry with tellagami day 1 expect the miraculous. Book spine poetry august 19, 2016 june 17, 2014 by lmu library blog post by library programming assistant and resident childrens book fanatic and expert carol raby. This first mini challenge is book spine poetry, where you make up a poem with just the titles of books. It is a kind of found poetry where the words found on the spines of. Book spine poetry is fun and easy, and you can even get your kids involved with their own books.
Celebrating poetry through book spine poems expect the. For this challenge, all you need to do is arrange any of the books that are included in the 2014 hub reading challenge into a poem, take a photo and submit it to us. Aug 12, 2014 nina katchadourian, an artist, makes poetry look so fun and easy. Ive been wanting to do some book spine poetry with you for ages. Mar 23, 2014 2014 12 july 1 june 1 may 2 april 2 march 6 the importance of free play in the library. Apr 23, 2020 hello all, i think its time to relax a bit and dive into the concept of found poetry, and revisit a topic last covered in 2014 by sam peralta namely book spine poetry. You can go back to the original post and find more details on its origin. The concept is simple stack books using the titles on the spines to create a poem. See more ideas about book spine, poetry and poetry month. Feb 28, 20 explore athenianlibrarys board book spine poetry display. Apr, 2014 april, 2014 by serena ive always loved exercises that have people thinking outside their comfort zones. Book spine poetry using the titles of books for inspiration 201402bookspinepoetryusingtitlesofbooks. Last year we dedicated one bookcase to the display and by the end of the two week display period we had piles of books sitting on nearby tables because. However, there is a simple solution, and a fabulous poetry format perfect for the library.
Children 58 children 911 teen 1218 adult 19 and older a grand. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry. Ireland library is pleased to announce with roots and wings as the grand prize winner of the theological libraries month book spine poetry contest. While book spine poetry itself is not a brandnew idea, i have seen the concept spring up frequently on social media this year. Since i have a few books, the project looked like fun, so i put a couple of poems together for submission.
Apr 15, 2016 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. Spine poetry april 18, 2014 september 8, 2015 librariantiff in honor of national poetry month, we did an activity in the library that ive been interested in trying for quite some timespine poetry. When april 1 hits national poetry month, ill post a gallery, including your poem, for all to enjoy. With book spine poetry you dont have to start with a blank page, you start with a full book shelf. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentences or poem. Super simple book spine poetry by alycia zimmerman. Book spine poetry is a free verse poem composed by. In order to participate, families need only to snap a photo of their poem as pictured here and upload it to the librarys facebook page. In 1993, katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines. July 31, 2014 shilpa garg book spine poetry 27 comments. The forward book of poetry 2014 kindle single kindle. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence. The forward book of poetry 2014 kindle single kindle edition by roberts, michael symmons, emily berry, nick mackinnon, steve ely, rebecca goss, danny abse, kaddy benyon, many many more, jeanette winterson. Apr 02, 2014 spine poetry refers to the art of arranging books so that the titles on the spine form a poem. Amateur and professional poets of the world, lend me your ears. I am reading me before you by jojo moyes right now and hopefully i will finish it before the last day of the readathon. April, 2014 by serena ive always loved exercises that have people thinking outside their comfort zones.
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