The premise is simple: You take books, turning them on their sides so the titles read as a line of text, and then stack them according to your artistic whim, thus creating mini-poems with a decidedly literary twist.
I discovered this new poetic form about a year ago, and have enjoyed watching it develop and grow in popularity. It's fun, quirky, creative. It's an excuse to pull out all your favorite books, and a great way to stretch your brain - playing with the arrangement of titles to make sense, and working around their sometimes fragmented nature. Here are some examples I've "written" (the first two with my personal books, the others happened here in the Library):
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| Jane Austen's Guide to Dating Emma & Knightley Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters A Walk in the Meadow at Rosings Park For Darkness Shows the Stars The Road to Pemberley Pemberley Ranch The Truth About Mr Darcy The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen Jane Austen: A life revealed |
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| The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After Charlotte Collins Christmas at Pemberley Darcy's Temptation Murder at Mansfield Park Jane Austen Made Me Do It Why Jane Austen? To Conquer Mr Darcy Compulsively Mr Darcy The Perfect Bride for Mr Darcy |
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| Abandon The Warrior Heir City of Glass Deep and Dark and Dangerous Hidden Raider's Ransom What Happened to Goodbye |
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| Darkness Falls My Heartbeat Magic Under Stone Lock and Key Bewitching Glimmer If I Stay Starclimber Magic of the Moonlight |
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| Walls within Walls The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Dragon Rider Secrets in the Fire Rider in the Dark The Last Treasure |
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| Queen of Broken Hearts Love the One You're With This Charming Man Stealing with Style Something Blue |
For more fun and inspiration to create some Book Spine Poems of your own, check out these blog posts:
YALSA Hub
School Library Journal Book Spine Poem Gallery
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