Spine Poetry – 1
Poetry and me are like East and West, never the twain shall meet! I just can’t comprehend poems. Period!Then came across a new form of poetry on Meena’s Space. This poetry really fascinated me.
No, the sonnets, verses, ballads, prose etc are still Greek and Latin to me. This poetry is Different like the Maggi Tomato Ketchup!
No, the sonnets, verses, ballads, prose etc are still Greek and Latin to me. This poetry is Different like the Maggi Tomato Ketchup!
Presenting for the first time on this blog…
The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with Nina Katchadourian’s Sorted Books project. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence(s) or poem.
Lolita, My Gal Sunday, Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Pretend You Don’t See Her.
Lolita, Where Are You Now? Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Weep No More My lady.
P.S. I Love You.
December 8, 2012 1:02 pm|
Brilliant!!! Absolutely loved it…
Ps. You can’t do this with kindly 🙂
December 8, 2012 1:10 pm|
Thanks Prateek! 🙂 Thrilled that you liked this! 🙂
Why dont you do this Spine Poetry with your collection of books! It would be fun doing this together in a group!
Yes, with Kindle all this is not possible!!
December 8, 2012 1:27 pm|
Great !!
This Tomato Ketchup poetry needs few titles and arranging them in some particular order. Cursing my Kindle now .. LOL :-)))
December 8, 2012 2:03 pm|
LOL 😀
December 8, 2012 1:57 pm|
Awesome concept…..:p.I will try this using my books. And thanks for pointing to the blog..:)
December 8, 2012 1:59 pm|
P.S – can you plz give the link to the blog ‘Spine poetry’. I tried clicking on the image.
December 8, 2012 2:01 pm|
Hi! Glad you liked this!! 🙂
Sure try it out! Would love to see your Spine Poetry!
Here’s the link… http://www.ninakatchadourian.com/languagetranslation/sortedbooks.php
December 8, 2012 5:02 pm|
What a brilliant concept! Poetry and me are way apart too – but this poetry I want to do too 🙂 Let me see what my books say 🙂
December 8, 2012 7:24 pm|
Glad you liked this concept, Smitha! Wow! That would be simply awesome! Would love to see the poems your books will share!! Looking forward to your book spine poetry! 🙂
December 8, 2012 5:13 pm|
Interesting concept Shilpa 🙂 It helps that you have a great book collection…
December 8, 2012 7:26 pm|
Yes Reshma! I have noted down a few spine poems already from my collection. I guess, I’ll be able to run a series on spine poetry. Thanks 🙂
December 9, 2012 5:17 am|
brilliant concept i must say…..and this is what creativity is all about, one can create such a marvelous thing simply by arrenging them in proper order.
loved this concept and looking forward to see more in your upcoming series…:)
December 10, 2012 6:31 am|
Oh yes, agree, a bit of out of box thinking and you have something different and creative! Glad you liked this concept! This positive feedback has geared me up for the next one in the series!! And that is coming up this Saturday! Stay tuned!! 🙂
December 9, 2012 5:35 am|
This is fantastic!
You have a good collection to make sentences.
December 10, 2012 6:35 am|
I liked this concept a lot too! Yes, with my collection, I’ll be able to manage quite a few Spine Poetry! 🙂
December 9, 2012 8:24 am|
I am not sure if I can come up with something meaningful with my collection of non-fiction books. Maybe I can, but taking books and rearranging them back in the shelves is too much of effort, for me!
Destination Infinity
December 10, 2012 6:37 am|
I just joined a facebook group on Spine Poetry and was seeing some on Google also and came across a lot of SP with non-fiction too! So, SP with non-fiction is possible too! Try it out! 🙂
December 9, 2012 9:17 am|
Oh this is super-cool! What a fantastic concept! I’m not at all into poetry and this seems like worth a try :).
Loved your spine-poetry, Shilpa!
December 10, 2012 6:38 am|
Thanks Deeps! It would be fun, the more the merrier, so arrange your books and create a SP… Looking forward to your poems with books, Deeps!! 🙂
December 9, 2012 10:44 am|
Got to see this post through my friend Meena Menon…great effort, Shilpa…liked your spine poetry…could you please join the FB group we have started for spine poetry lovers and recommend our group to like-minded people…would be nice too if you could add yours there…thanks!
Where’s your spine (poetry)?
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/215541995244298/
December 10, 2012 6:44 am|
Thanks Sabina! Glad to join the Spine Poetry page on FB. It’s a wonderful forum to see so many creative poems with the books! Thanks for sharing it and look forward to lots of action there! 🙂
December 9, 2012 12:43 pm|
good one shilpa; nice will try it too !
December 10, 2012 6:44 am|
Thanks Priya! Would love to see your spine poetry! 🙂
December 9, 2012 12:53 pm|
This is so good. I love the concept.. not seen much of it.
December 10, 2012 6:45 am|
Thks Manjulika! Glad you liked it! Why dont you try it out too! 🙂
December 10, 2012 5:35 pm|
Oh ya!! thought about it..but dint think of trying out.. thnx for suggesting..
December 9, 2012 1:41 pm|
Doesn’t matter how much this concept is acceptable but interesting indeed 🙂
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Anunoy Samanta
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December 10, 2012 6:46 am|
Yes, it sure is interesting, Anunoy! 🙂
December 9, 2012 3:41 pm|
Ingenuity!!!!!!!!
December 10, 2012 6:47 am|
:))
December 9, 2012 4:03 pm|
Wow! This is so easy and creative 🙂
December 10, 2012 6:48 am|
Yes, it is!! You going for SP??
December 10, 2012 1:48 pm|
Haha dont know 🙂 I will try
December 10, 2012 1:49 pm|
Go for it, B!! Waiting for your SP!! 🙂
December 10, 2012 3:57 am|
Unique! never heard about this before. Would be nice to arrange books like this in a seethrough shelf.
December 10, 2012 6:50 am|
Yeah, that’s a great idea too! At least, some of the books can be arranged in a SP and showcased! 🙂
December 10, 2012 5:28 am|
Interesting idea indeed.. but may require a lot of effort!
http://www.anucreations.blogspot.in
December 10, 2012 6:50 am|
True! 🙂
December 10, 2012 6:02 am|
It seems like an excellent concept.
As for me,I don’t seem to have the aptitude
December 10, 2012 6:51 am|
Yes, it’s a nice innovative concept! 🙂
December 10, 2012 7:04 am|
I was lost actually reading it first. I really didn’t understand then I went back and read again.. Oh now I do understand… Excellent excellent, may be each of us could try one 🙂
December 10, 2012 7:07 am|
Glad you like this Hari! Yes, you must try it too! Looking forward to your Spine Poetry! 🙂
December 10, 2012 7:28 am|
Very innovative connotation of poetry,Shilpa:)
December 10, 2012 7:29 am|
Thank you Mr Bhatia 🙂
December 10, 2012 10:46 am|
lol!! When I saw the title of the post I was like “Arghh! Poetry?” because I am like you 😀
But this is good….lemme try this with the books that are right now in front of me…
It’s your move wordfreak
The Invitation
The Anza Deception 😀
December 10, 2012 11:58 am|
LOL 😀 I just dont get poetry, I mean, one has to look at the hidden meanings, read between the lines and after reading 2-3 times still you dont get what the poet actually wants to convey!! 😛
Wow, that’s super quick… you must try it out with your collection of books too!
December 10, 2012 1:02 pm|
And then when I see people wowing eachother for lovely words, I am at loss! I mean what!
December 10, 2012 1:06 pm|
Same here!! So, I just skip heavy duty poems. Simple light ones are still ok!
December 10, 2012 11:04 am|
Cool. Sounds like fun and definitely love the idea of Spine Poetry. Must do it sometime too 😛
December 10, 2012 11:59 am|
Thanks RGB! You must try it and would love to see your SP! 🙂
December 11, 2012 1:21 am|
Hahaha…nice idea..I should keep the books I have and see what poem it forms 🙂
December 11, 2012 6:37 am|
Would love to see what your books say, Latha! 🙂
December 11, 2012 1:17 pm|
wow now this is brilliantly done
how are you getting time to do all this with the young one at home for holidays 🙂
Bikram’s
December 11, 2012 5:41 pm|
Thanks Bikram. Glad that you liked it!
Well, I am stealing some time from his busy schedule! 😀
December 11, 2012 2:01 pm|
interesting!!!!!!!!
December 11, 2012 5:32 pm|
:)))))
December 11, 2012 4:41 pm|
oooohhh….Nice initiative….U managed to inspire me….Now I l never be in Block as i l have something to do!!! Thanks Shilpa 🙂
December 11, 2012 5:29 pm|
That’s cool, Priyaa! Glad you liked it! Keenly waiting for your Spine Poetry! 🙂
December 11, 2012 4:44 pm|
Well, U don’t like poetry???
Read Once..
http://meintheblogosphere.blogspot.in/2012/05/for-prompt-this-week-by-sunday.html
http://meintheblogosphere.blogspot.in/2012/05/dreams-unfulfilled.html
http://meintheblogosphere.blogspot.in/2012/06/teenage-blues.html
PS- I never impose my posts on anyone. but I think U’ll like these.!! 🙂
December 11, 2012 5:30 pm|
Will check your poems in a short while! 🙂
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
December 11, 2012 4:49 pm|
this is brilliant!!! even i could understand this poetry 😀
December 11, 2012 5:28 pm|
Thanks 🙂
December 12, 2012 2:35 pm|
This is something I’ve always wanted to do, Shilpa. Your arrangements are fantastic!
December 12, 2012 2:59 pm|
Ah! I remember, you have a great collection of books too! So, you must do spine poetry with your books, Corinne!! Keenly waiting for your book poems! :))
December 14, 2012 1:30 am|
This is very interesting Shilpa! I must try it out sometime ..
December 15, 2012 7:59 am|
You must Divya! :
December 15, 2012 6:35 am|
seriously innovative and delightful 🙂 I love this form of poetry..so easy to write and understand 🙂
December 15, 2012 7:59 am|
I guess, this is only form of ‘Poetry’ which I can understand and write too! 😀
December 15, 2012 7:33 am|
Shilpa,
Good one. Enjoyed it.
Take care
December 15, 2012 8:00 am|
Thank you Mr J 🙂