Mar 16, 20 this is the student planning sheet my students use to plan out their book spine poem. I wanted to see how easy or hard the kids found the riddlesso fun to see their reactions. It was a small group of kids always so hard to plan for library events, because you never know how many kids will show up and what ages and the wonderful childrens librarian, meg curtiss. The form is dependent on condensed story and exact language, rhythm and invention. See more ideas about book spine, poetry, poetry ideas. Whether amateur or professional, channel your inner peeves no pranks allowed to create some peaceful. Oct 26, 2012 the concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. Apr 09, 2014 a presentation of the book spine poetry assignment for 7th grade language arts class slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
However, there is a simple solution, and a fabulous poetry format perfect for the library. I had some of our teens create poems out of book spines in celebration of national poetry month, and i was really impressed by some of the poems they created. Apr 09, 20 creating poetry is incredibly difficult. Now we challenge you to come up with a book spine poem, with the titles you have around the house. And below is my own attempt at a romantic spine poem, with books taken from nearby shelves. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry. Jul 21, 2017 choose a topic that has a positive and negative side to it. Its been a while since i did this on the blog but it can get a bit addictive once you get going. I will happily post everyones poems that i receive, and we can add to volume 1 of book spine poetry. Simply arrange a set of books, in a stack, so that their titles to create a poem.
Where a line has the word negative next to it, write a negative statement about your topic. Books, on the other hand, lend themselves well to verse after all, they do have words printed on their spines. It can be a great way to take a midday break, and take a few minutes to tap into your creative self. Building a poetry spine key stage 1 the poems and rhymes that we share with children should be varied and powerful. One of the types of found poetry i return to most often is the spine poem. Book spine and cover best practices creating amazing covers.
Schools should establish the idea of children learning a poemrhyme a week, across key stage 1 and the early years. Find other book spines that complement your first choice. Children 58 children 911 teen 1218 adult 19 and older a grand prize of. According to, book spine poetry is so simple but creates intriguingly artistic results. Mar 22, 2020 the return of book spine poetry posted on march 22, 2020 by annabookbel last time i did this, the whole of my bedroom floor was covered with small piles of books as i built up potential poem fragments but this was the result and i was very pleased with it. You can use childrens books, nonfiction, adult titles any books you can find. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence.
Choose one small area of the library to work in, so that you dont get overwhelmed. You use the titles on the spines of books as the lines of poetry. Students are guided to use book spines titles to create 2 poems. I dont have a stack of books to use to write a poem so today i went on facebook marketplace and looked for books. Book spine poetry challenge for teens okanagan regional library. Walk around the small area that youve chosen, looking for interesting book titles. Most young writers shy away from the revision process simply because its taxing to rewrite their work by hand. Jul 21, 2017 one of those places is on the spines of books, that is the book titles.
Book spine poetry district of columbia public library. Once your poem is close to finished, dont be afraid to use the library catalog if available to look up titles with specific words or phrases that fit. The schools master of fine arts program was established in the early 1970s by a group of artists invested in reconnecting art with life, and this often influenced and infused their. Creating book spine poems are a fun and creative way to craft a poem without having to write down any words. Its a kind of poetry that you dont really write from scratch instead, you find it by arranging book titles to make a poem. Join our librarian heather as she kicks off national poetry month with a book spine poem. 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.
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. In honor of national poetry month april miss lisa would love to see book spine poetry created with books from your home. Grab books with interesting titles and stack them up to create a column of unique poetry. Jan 16, 2017 she offers book spine poetry as a new solution to these usually dull tasks. Mar 20, 20 chandi kelley is a local artist whos recent series timelines uses book spines to create the basis for visual narratives that explore how we record our lives and personal histories. Readers should post their book spine poems on social media twitter, facebook, instagram using.
I used a world without you as the title, not as part of the poem itself. Learners create poems by stacking books and reading the lines created by their spine titles. Were going to take a look at a few examples of how book titles can be placed. Walk around the small area that youve chosen, looking for interesting book titles, and write down the best ones. Book spine poetry, a specific form of found poetry, is a fun way to create your own original poems using book titles written on the spines of. Ive decided to use the book at the top of each pile as the title and ive taken a few liberties with the. Use the template handout at your station to complete your reverse poem by identifying positive and negative statements about your topic. Did you know you could craft a poem using only books. With a book spine poem, rewriting means rearranging. Book spine poem planning sheet poetry lessons, book spine. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. To make a book spine poem you start by moving books around with their spines together so that the titles are like lines of a poem.
There are examples and a video that describes what book spine poetry is. The contest runs from september 14, 2020 to november 1, 2020. The following is an excerpt from sorted books by nina katchadourian published by chronicle books, 20. I use spine poems especially frequently with university classes who visit the poetry center library, because spine poems are endlessly flexible, and because the titles in the librarys collection can be recombined in. There arent many household items that you can stack into a pile and make poetry out of. Stack the books on top of each other, and read the titles from top to bottom. Book spine poetry noun definition and synonyms macmillan. Feb 12, 2014 book spine poems are just one of the many activities youll find in my write like a poet pack. For our purposes, were going to focus on perfect bound books because its one of the most commonly used binding methods. You keep moving the books around into different stacks until you find lines that best go together to create a poem. With book spine poetry, students will end up spending more time working on revision strategies.
Oct 24, 2019 book spine poetry is a free verse poem composed by. Apr 02, 2020 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. Kaite mediatore stover, readers services manager at the kansas city public library. Katchadourian explains the roots of the sorted books project.
Book spine poetry contest national poetry month april 2016 book spine poetry contest. Jun 01, 2020 book spine poetry as some of you may know, i got rid of almost all of my books when i was trying to sell my house. And then i shared a few poems from my 2019 picture book of riddleku. Heres how you make a book spine poem with your students. Apr 30, 2019 posted in book spine poetry, national poetry month tagged book spine poetry, books, brilliance of women, national poetry month, poems, poetry, poetry anywhere poetry anytime, woman, women april 30, 2019. Watch a video on how you can make your own book spine poem for national library week.
Now take a photo of your poem and submit your entry. Be sure to photograph a combination of short titles and longer titles so that you have a variety of material to use to create the poem. A book s spine is the center of the cover, the narrow or wide edge where the pages are bound. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry contest. Apr 15, 2016 creating book spine poems is great fun and is an enjoyable school or home library activity.
Book spine poetry in sorted books by nina katchadourian. May 14, 2020 one of the types of found poetry i return to most often is the spine poem. Three maybe even four cheers for everyone who gave it a shot. Every so often i make a poem by stacking books on top of one another so their titles line up felicitously. Go to your local library, or pull off a handful of books from your own shelf at home. National poetry month has arrived, and were celebrating with book spine poetry.
Browse many, many book spines and choose one or two that spark your interest or that speak to your heart. One of those places is on the spines of books, that is the book titles. They are created by stacking books on top of each other until a poem emerges. Of course, the occasional joke poem is part of the repertoire but there is so much more. Readers should post their book spine poems on social media twitter, facebook, instagram. If you tried to use all of the book titles in the whole library, it might take you weeks to write your poems.
Look at some of the example book spine poems in the resources box. I wrote this poem for dorothy alling memorial public librarys book spine poetry contest. Practice one version of found poetry with a lesson on book spine poems. The manchester city library will be accepting submissions of book spine poems from april 5 to april 9. For this activity, i recommend reading the day the crayons quit prior to th. If you try book spine poetry during the month of april, snap a picture, post it to your blog, or email it to me at scopenotes at gmail dot com. Giclee prints that are beautifully framed in period appropriate wood frames that complement the book spines. April 1st, 2021 no comments books, city library, events, main branch, national poetry month celebrate national library week and national poetry month with a creative poetry contest. Nina katchadourian makes art with book titles if youve ever spent too long staring at your bookshelves, you might have seen the titles of some of the books begin to relate to one another. The sorted books project came out of an experiment hatched when i was in graduate school at the university of california, san diego, in the early 1990s. The wind in the willowsthe wild marchthe secret gardenthe early frostthe enchanted woodsthe singing treethe hungry caterpillarthe wide sea.
Just like regular poetry, you can create a poem that is serious or funny. Dont edit yet grab any spines that you think may work. Home creating homemade book spine poetry family fun. How to write book spine poetry off the beaten shelf. So follow the supersimple directions below, and once youve snapped the photo, you can share your book spine poems on social media see the directions below. We wrote a things to do poem, a we are poem, and book spine poems.
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