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June 28, 2023 10:23 AM

Annette Dauphin Simon's book spine poetry is now a book with its own spine. Definition and examples from Marquette Law School staff.

Second place winner (ages 5-8 bracket) of the Saskatchewan Library Association's 2018 book spine poetry contest.
Fortunately the milk
Speechless
Cold as ice
Mmm, cookies!

And previously on MeFi.

Bonus found poetry material: Blackout Poetry Instagram. Suggested found poetry source materials from the Library of Congress.

posted by spamandkimchi (6 comments total)

I can't help you with the book spine poetry. There was that time two of my T-shirts had a conversation, though. (Twitter)
posted by Paul Slade at 11:21 AM on June 28, 2023 [4 favorites]

Complete The Story
Reality Is Not What It Seems
Spectres
Art & Fear
...
The Delirium Brief
The Good Fairies of New York
Folklore
Demons Are Forever
...
The Idiot's Guide to Tai Chi
Yoga For Dummies
A Road Anyone Can Walk
posted by Foosnark at 12:08 PM on June 28, 2023 [2 favorites]

Pollution is Colonialism
.... Trees in Trouble

City Creatures
.... Acting Like It Matters

We Are 'Nature" Defending Itself

------------ Burn It Down!

Natural Consequences
.... The History of Forgetting
posted by spamandkimchi at 1:25 PM on June 28, 2023

Planetes
Seveneves
Space Opera
Exhalation
Dead Astronauts
posted by Mister Moofoo at 1:40 PM on June 28, 2023 [3 favorites]

The King of Elfland's Daughter
The Great and Secret Show
My Favorite Thing is Monsters
Never Let Me Go
posted by Mister Moofoo at 1:40 PM on June 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

My favorite one of these that I put together when it was going around as a meme in 2020:

Everything is illuminated
Everything
At last there is nothing left to say
posted by capricorn at 2:34 PM on June 28, 2023 [4 favorites]