Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2022
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems?a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines?illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.Easy to create and share online, spine poems?also known as collage poems or centos?have become a fun and popular way of writing poetry. Spine Poems is a delightful, illustrated collection of more than 100 spine poems that range from hilarious to heart-rending to profound.Award-winning creative director and former bookseller Annette Dauphin Simon has arranged the poems in categories that resemble those found in a bookstore: Art, Biography and Memoir, Business, Cooking, Home and Garden, Music, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and True Crime. Each poem pulls from a wide variety of book genres and ranges from the short and quippy to lengthier and poignant.Ridiculous / Hilarious / Terrible / Cool Other Words for Home Elisha Cooper / Jasmine WargaEek!My HeartIs WasTorpedoedHundred PercentWonderstruckDidn?t See That ComingRestartJulie Larios and Julie Paschkis / Corinna Luyken / Deborah Freedman / Deborah Heiligman /Karen Romano Young / Brian Selznick / Rachel Hollis / Gordon KormanEvery poem is visually captured in a color photograph of stacked book spines taken by the author and is presented in a text version on the opposite page. Each spread also includes a list of the authors and artists whose titles make up the poem, and features quotes, fun facts, and other related literary and popular culture miscellany.Spine Poems is a wonderful keepsake and gift book for all lovers of words, books, and poetry.…
Seller Inventory # CIN0063208229G
- Title
- Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers
- Author
- Annette Dauphin Simon
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0063208229
- ISBN 13
- 9780063208223
A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems–a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines—illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.
Easy to create and share online, spine poems—also known as collage poems or centos—have become a fun and popular way of writing poetry. Spine Poems is a delightful, illustrated collection of more than 100 spine poems that range from hilarious to heart-rending to profound.
Award-winning creative director and former bookseller Annette Dauphin Simon has arranged the poems in categories that resemble those found in a bookstore: Art, Biography and Memoir, Business, Cooking, Home and Garden, Music, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and True Crime. Each poem pulls from a wide variety of book genres and ranges from the short and quippy to lengthier and poignant.
Ridiculous / Hilarious / Terrible / Cool
Other Words for Home
Elisha Cooper / Jasmine Warga
Eek!
My Heart
Is Was
Torpedoed
Hundred Percent
Wonderstruck
Didn’t See That Coming
Restart
Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis / Corinna Luyken / Deborah Freedman / Deborah Heiligman /Karen Romano Young / Brian Selznick / Rachel Hollis / Gordon Korman
Every poem is visually captured in a color photograph of stacked book spines taken by the author and is presented in a text version on the opposite page. Each spread also includes a list of the authors and artists whose titles make up the poem, and features quotes, fun facts, and other related literary and popular culture miscellany.
Spine Poems is a wonderful keepsake and gift book for all lovers of words, books, and poetry.
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World of Books (was SecondSale)
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