Spine Poetry – 3
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.
Dear John, Life is What You Make It. Only Time Will Tell, The Secret…. The Darkest Evening of the Year. 
December 22, 2012 5:58 pm|
Very interesting, Shilpa. One could actually use the spines of books to write verse and prose. Thanks for enlightening me with this kind of poetry.
Love.
Joy always,
Susan
December 24, 2012 2:31 pm|
Oh yeah!! When are you trying this spine poetry with your books?? Would love too see your books speak! :))
December 23, 2012 7:20 am|
Hi , you must be spending quite a while arranging this to make sense.
December 24, 2012 2:33 pm|
LOL 😀 I sit in front of my library cupboard and keep looking at my books and since it is just the beginning, it is easy to do! I dont know how it would be after a while when I would have used all the possible options! 😀
December 23, 2012 1:13 pm|
Very Nice 🙂
December 24, 2012 2:33 pm|
Thanks Priyaa 🙂
December 23, 2012 1:51 pm|
I noticed that spine poetry is open to multiple interpretations. That makes it even more interesting 🙂
Destination Infinity
December 24, 2012 2:34 pm|
Hmmm… yeah that’s true!! When are you doing some Spine Poetry?? 🙂
December 23, 2012 4:15 pm|
Shilpa,
Nice one.
Take care
December 24, 2012 2:34 pm|
Thank you Mr J 🙂
December 24, 2012 5:30 am|
This is just getting better. As I commented on your last post on spine poetry, this is a great concept. 🙂
December 24, 2012 2:35 pm|
Thanks and glad you are liking it! Did you try it with your books??
December 24, 2012 12:32 pm|
you are getting better and better at it 🙂
Bikram’s
December 24, 2012 2:35 pm|
You think so?? Thanks :))
December 24, 2012 2:02 pm|
Frankly,I had never noticed this before…..
December 24, 2012 2:35 pm|
🙂
December 24, 2012 8:22 pm|
I cried when I read Dear John..donno why..felt very sad 🙁
December 24, 2012 8:34 pm|
I know what you mean, Latha! A “Dear John letter” is a letter written to a husband or boyfriend to inform him that their relationship is over, usually because the author has found another lover. But this book Dear John from Nicholas Sparks is a romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave.
December 24, 2012 11:07 pm|
I didn’t feel sad for the boy..my sadness is for his dad who suffers from Asperger syndrome..
December 25, 2012 3:31 pm|
Awesome collection! 🙂
December 31, 2012 10:14 am|
Thank you Indrani 🙂
January 8, 2013 4:21 am|
Loved this one too … yet to make one myself though …
January 8, 2013 7:39 am|
Thanks Divya!! Come on, go for it… it is damn interesting! 🙂