I discovered "Book Spine Poetry" at Shilpa's blog. Shilpa who blogs at 'A rose is a rose is a rose' needs no introduction. Do check her posts on this format if you haven't already!
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.
This unique and fun form of writing kindled the creative juices and I set about pulling out all the titles in my book-shelf. Here's what I came up with.
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.
This unique and fun form of writing kindled the creative juices and I set about pulling out all the titles in my book-shelf. Here's what I came up with.
Siddhartha,
the man who knew infinity,
lost discoveries in search of the cradle of civilization
Oh what an interesting thing to do.. and you got a perfectly sensible piece there! Did you keep that in mind as you browsed through the books?
ReplyDeleteHey thanks, Seeta..I did want the composition to have a complete feeling to it, so, yes, it was at the back of the mind :-)
DeleteSpine poetry intrigues me too but I don't think I can do it.
ReplyDeleteoh why, Jas? why can't you?
Deletewow this is so interesting..sort of like a treasure hunt of books to form poetry...good one
ReplyDeleteRandom Thoughts Naba - Just a short list..
seriously, Nabanita..I way I pulled out books and pored over the titles..it must have made a funny sight, though ;-)
DeleteWow, such a creative form of expression! I wonder if I have any books that'd do this
ReplyDeleteYou must try it out, Keirthana..it's fun! I'm hoping I can make a go at this once again sometime. Maybe its an excuse to buy more titles?? ;-)
DeleteWow Uma!! You actually did this with the stuff you already had!
ReplyDeleteInteresting concept and yours is really a good one.
Thank you, Aarthy. I'd say you try it out too :-)))
DeleteWOW! This is such a creative form of poetry! Thanks for introducing it to me, Uma :) I shall try it out sometime!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Aathira. Do try and let me know..and thanks :-)
DeleteThank you! A new form of poetry for me to try!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Michelle :-)
DeleteWow! That's a good one! Liked it a lot :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention :)
YAY..I'm glad you liked it and thanks to you for introducing me to the form! :-)
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