While book spine poetry itself is not a brandnew idea, i have seen the concept spring up frequently on social media this year. Book spine poetry teens item request has been placed. Aug 30, 2012 explore pspls board book spine poetry, followed by 650 people. Entries are now closed for the teen book spine poetry contest. Offer book giveaways for teens who are caught reading. April is national poetry month, but it can be used any time of the year.
Book spine poetry teens can find books in the stacks and create their own unique poems from the spines. Join us during national library week to create your own book spine poetry. Now shes gone and mastered the art of book spine poetry, says art fag city. Creating book spine poems are a fun and creative way to craft a poem without having to write down any words. Book spine poetry teen library space, library week. Super simple book spine poetry by alycia zimmerman. Just grab a bunch of books with interesting titles and stack them up to create a juicy column of poetry. Stefanie kiper and marc schmidt are throwing a literary themed wedding that includes, among other goodies, book spine poetry invitations. Book spine poetry falls into the category of found poetry that is, poems made up of text lifted from different sources. Check out a gallery of crafty book spine poems sent in by members of the community, and get ideas for making your own. To celebrate, choose and combine book spines from the teen area to create a poem of your own. Were serving you 247 online, even though our branches are not open. You dont have to stick to books in your home either, you can use any title in our library catalog.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. For those of you who dont know, book spine poems are made by stacking books on top of each other and forming a witty, freeverse. Book spine poetry uses book titles to inspire verse. Pick up a book page from the library, and black out the text until the words left form a poem. Found poetry is particularly popular with students who are overwhelmed by the vastness of a blank page or who act like their pencil is barbed. April is national poetry month, so teens, show us your inner poet by creating some book spine poetry. She offers book spine poetry as a new solution to these usually dull tasks. Children 58 children 911 teen 1218 adult 19 and older a grand. They are created by stacking books on top of each other until a poem emerges. Its lowtech version of magnetic poetry words with a cool name. The selections that came in include influential volumes, books returned to over and over, mustreads, and books frequently recommended to students. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry.
From popular new releases and books by bestselling authors, youll be sure to find the best young adult books to read. Book spine poetry teens charleston county public library. This could be a cool way to get teens using the library. They were challenged to create a poem using titles on the spine of books. Book spine poetry challenge submit a photo of book spine poetry to. Click here for an example of a blackout poem and the official rules. Everybodys favorite excuse to speak in rhyming couplets is upon us. Snap a photo of your masterpiece and presto, youre done. The kansas city public library encouraged patrons to get creative in celebration of national library week april 1016, and a lot of readers heard the call. Snap a pic of your poetry and submit it to our contest to win a bag of awesome goodies and a gift card. Let the sky fall unremembered revived ask the passengers before you go. Heres how you make a book spine poem with your students. Mark your calendars for the book spine poetry party on monday, december 11 at 7pm when we randomly draw the winner and two runners up.
Go to your local library, or pull off a handful of books from your own shelf at home. Shatford library student association national poetry month is coming up and what better. Book spine poetry by a teacher without a class tpt. See more ideas about book spine, poems and found poetry. I had some of our teens create poems out of book spines in celebration of national poetry month, and i was really impressed by. Stack the books on top of each other, and read the titles from top to bottom. Library programs and displays for national poetry month. With book spine poetry, students will end up spending more time working on revision strategies. Book spine poetry contest moon township public library. The relationship i was going for here was small child and parent, but interpret it as you wish. In celebration of national poetry month, teens will use book spines of their choosing to create poetry. In honor of national poetry month this year, my fellow hub blogger suzanne neumann and i have made some exquisite book spine poems for you.
We had some great entries so i thought i would share the poems. Book spine poetry district of columbia public library. When choosing a poetry book for teens, its also important to choose poetry that relates to where students are in life or what they care about. April is poetry month, and what better way for book lovers to celebrate than spine label poetry its irresistible. You might know artist nina katchadourian or remember her airportbathroom flemish portraiture. Book spine poetry contest poetry glen ridge public library. Teens in grades 612 hunt for some great titles to make book spine poetry and celebrate national poetry month. Click here for an example of a book spine poem and the official rules. The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. Book spine poetry contest redmond library hosts workshops for national poetry month. Fountaindale teens create poetry using the spines of books.
One of my favorite poetry activities that kids can easily do at home is spine poetry. Book spine poetry wedding invitations by harriet poetry. Teens in grades 912 are invited to enter our blackout poetry contest. Book spine poetry contest submit your poem from april 1 27. Teen library book spine reading rainbow library displays writing poetry book projects summer art art and architecture female art. Polk county public libraries offer many services just for teens including programs and activities, books, and more. His debut, black book of poems is a poetry collection dealing with love, loss, abandonment, alcoholism, religion, depression and war. Most young writers shy away from the revision process simply because its taxing to rewrite their work by hand. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence. This book spine poem is asking people to see those who stand outside of the limelight and dont quite fit in the mainstream mold of society. Upon graduating ucla, vincent decided to pursue a career in writing. I used a world without you as the title, not as part of the poem itself.
Book spine poetry for teens mcmillan memorial library. Gallery book spine poetry challenge events, kids, teens. I wish i could remember where i saw this idea to give proper credit, but i am not sure. For those of you who dont know, book spine poems are made by. April is national poetry month, which presents many opportunities for all sorts of programming in libraries. Teen programslibrary programsfound poetrybook spinereading. Book spine poetry challenge polk county public libraries. Book spine poetry is a free verse poem composed by.
Anderson county library system joins boycott of macmillan publishers. The metaphorical night in this poem could be looked upon as any place outside of conventionality or popularity, and the outsiders who. We asked a number of poets, including previous chancellors of the academy of american poets, to list a few poetry books that they would recommend to others. James island library throughout april april is national poetry month. For those of you who dont know, book spine poems are made by stacking books on top of each other and forming a witty, freeverse poem. Teen vogue covers the latest in celebrity news, politics, fashion, beauty. Book spine poetry challenge the hub media centers book. The form is dependent on condensed story and exact language, rhythm and invention. See more ideas about book spine, poetry and poetry month. Hunanyans passion for poetry began at the age of and in the form of lyrics. Citycounty library districts teen advisory board, who are amazing. Grades 12, 35, 68, 912 book spine poetry is so simple but creates intriguingly artistic results. We started the project by touring the new and improved teen space, looking at book titles to. Its a fun way to get kids to write poems even if they are initially resistant to the idea.
See more ideas about book spine, poetry and poetry inspiration. I love poetry, and i really loved reading and writing poetry as a teenager, so sharing poetry with teens in the library is something i love to do. Its a real thing, and its called book spine poetry. The idea for black book of poems was conceived following a. Have you ever played with the order of the books on your shelf and realized the titles made a sort of poem.
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