A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine
poems-a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book
spines--illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.
Easy to create and share online, spine poems--also known as collage
poems or centos--have become a fun and popular way of writing poetry.
Spine Poems is a delightful, illustrated collection of more than 100
spine poems that range from hilarious to heart-rending to profound.
Award-winning creative director and former bookseller Annette Dauphin
Simon has arranged the poems in categories that resemble those found in
a bookstore: Art, Biography and Memoir, Business, Cooking, Home and
Garden, Music, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Science
Fiction and Fantasy, and True Crime. Each poem pulls from a wide variety
of book genres and ranges from the short and quippy to lengthier and
poignant.
Ridiculous / Hilarious / Terrible / Cool
Other Words for Home
Elisha Cooper / Jasmine Warga
Eek!
My Heart
Is Was
Torpedoed
Hundred Percent
Wonderstruck
Didn't See That Coming
Restart
Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis / Corinna Luyken / Deborah Freedman /
Deborah Heiligman /Karen Romano Young / Brian Selznick / Rachel Hollis /
Gordon Korman
Every poem is visually captured in a color photograph of stacked book
spines taken by the author and is presented in a text version on the
opposite page. Each spread also includes a list of the authors and
artists whose titles make up the poem, and features quotes, fun facts,
and other related literary and popular culture miscellany.
Spine Poems is a wonderful keepsake and gift book for all lovers of
words, books, and poetry.
