Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers

By Annette Dauphin Simon

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Sep 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9780063208230

Book preview

���}ebook_preview_excerpt.html}Z�r9����t%[����6(Y�Ֆd��G?�U ͪB�M=���>�~�~���Hɞ��")�=�Y���<���ճ㷩��]�u�����Mt[8�������{2���ow���¥��\��mo�!�R�K��Wqe|kj?�6z��8ۖ.�~3$74���I��Wf��p�J�Ǥ막�C�����qy��$W/&����+�����Sצuw�>:[�K�-!� ��C?���w���X�� ���B����Woۥ��΄�o�� �����}hE�u�F�r�]�>`o��WG�|�}��e#�3�*� �g�h7�%o �O��!TW� T���K�O�~�^�"Dc������m㚹��fZb���q\�_�f�W���C��Y�^5ya\�[�r��F�dn��OS���cI�w���LU�޵=�?�&�.�~h}�1���6��ؤ��cc����%{�vXc��bk-�̰�H�m���J��_P���Y�R<��)��K��XG�;��z��Z\f-��ue�����==:�� �]mG��Y��c{�����_��o\��w��٢�������|½h}�1��-���E�bB;щ�
�W�Ǟ�:��HE]{Q���C����3�-��#����e��!�9Z�^� 5���Q����C3k"@&9xQI��!�8��_8-dm 8l�Мp�p,�령CP���h�Ε�|����]E��:@�r��||�w����z/��0��x�xE:Ϙ�K�n���A-s+NS"�`�o��������<|�?4g��#�p@FY�wks��oL*�f,��
�m����pNL��I�� ��.��3��
gj;,+�:�J��}���ƫ���.a��a
��i6 nk'h� %Ȗ��t�M�>�З����Y}�}M(��6� *�= m��Q�X�Sqeh�kp�IT�}�?lE)���7�ҝ���Z�6����`�c; ��~���W�=��z}�[��pO��� q4���U�΅��ZiD[HkEuuRo����kz��C����" ��lo�|=Vy"��p��m�˩`��.�\A?�����+"��D$���o9��R
�n��vM��:~�%a�!F
+G"=�5��0�'�!A��
L� kK�Ĉ)���&;�C^C� Bƣ~� s�W��-uz��3�+�7�S ��QHc�� u����~!���Y�$����Fn�$lG;zȖ���B1Ћuk��7��f� ��hw�h���&�`]�C�Mh��qjƠ�+��-}5Ѽ�@�y���m��8Ŋ�M?e*��wARU��ڏ�\�ic�&usN����=�*���~�.2�&��,�o��%r��@.{N�Ա����7)=�q�1W6Bd��j�T����9;�aOWuh�)*FD��S^F}w�԰ﴋ����LP�J�9�Mp a�*�}���'�9 ��d �`5uh�d�u:ғ����e��5W43P�����@���c*�9%eڈ�Q����=z��)&��p
@�Ζ֧F�="��������X`DD"L�����Ck���Fd\���h!SZe�%���p�QI[����O�0��#e�&T-l�й�
���>�Hȑ��/�E�6f�c3
���#�n����=�óڇ��!��K!��I��>m�Ou9��[o��~�3�$[@2�'XE-����}��آ���A+(!6����`� Ym�%y��U��z�� �8�Ľv}?�%x��g�S�w�bi ��d�2k�����<�`V���7��3���[�0慊1����.j-n��GNsbYA�i�=}v��tb4�?�Ι[0 s�N��0�/�� *�� K���hcK�Ȗ�V1�641�9�P��V'"K����
�(w('�Y"œ3�*���M� ��ϔ� C��f�կJ� �N�b�Ś�R����d`vxh��k7O��b��!�ݝ�}d�v�+z���yw���0m� �·Ͷ�j�ÝLƴ��g���y��{*p�a-5-�B����>����|Ƥ5^3uЀ�.�ɚ%����-����O#r.��4���ǰ���̦�B;2hr. CιG�n�,�:c7��ɖ|;('o,�aϞ$����F֏�@ݰ�M�G�0�9J�i���#���q�sE��߁�,%I߁��f7B�tb�!��:X2�\/(肞H�JLe���^w
j�m�"�%��� �Qi�o+{�SZ�c����لA[��Ǡ�r6�0/ŧCl��[���Y�0(�s��X2|��Ǒ�ć�_�$�
s�~Dž��g��m���p���N��Ͷu�w���3&��{����5�}���׋~w�6�[� �|���3�'5�0����s{q{y63'��
���= d7���T}
�@RM������-v�;��#�#��Ay������!�ӳH�{��B'~�uP����l���0 ;'�A��=���9
��LQ��!��!�3��~udvr���ՋR�(�2
<��薁��ǜ�L�L�03[�6���t����(� �|��]�U'��R��X�Ho %#�îf�d#��Qe�7���@[����A�jz� &���I�]?ʋ��c�q$�N�PQ�Fɻ�J�f�k����v[��}�A�:��ۿZQ p+G�J�mX7���l�]�G�$v5y�1%�J���P%6;���, @�)9�G9�K��m����^��*��D�V�&׾u�;A�c�� 2�F �H_���j+��;d��c�I~��„ ��7�@K�����w"|�?eC�;�:A�� ���
�q��{ڵMfx�>!�E�kr�X� dKzp6��u�r�}�h��ж֦,��=���6���(�軞����UD+H�V'G�_��7���y��~.څU�j�p��������*���`=A�����52=P([6yt���휤q4��B {!aZy���.09HS?`Gi�E�����1ѹ��un�tD f$h=���[,kWl(orȳ�GQ��D�N;X�� e���ݟ������Id����ǖ1�黷XH@��y�#ӄ���!��A�� ��Ij�aV��sV�� ����s����Yc�\\��.
���w��g��KPd�t���Η�3��: ����I��G����7@5�޸���V���5_��{9lV�(A�l���\��t��
��z�#\��~P /�PO@YQ�\}�z� �p���ça���;�}�j��Kr7���Ki��X+��3�=�ʅ�qN+��W(��k4��|s��;8�d����z������O��P�7�^�x�3PE���a�� ��J^�O�l>���eXJ�!�5^Ϊ)�ܲ�asI;e,�r����
���i)X��֙���Go���Ƕ������jD:�6? ;(Xų�J}C�7JR��녡F���������%���xf9��Y�)�D���Z���c ��'��KA���{��?�J���
��dTao��jaP�����^��q������x�(~9���,I?�OɊ��w������ �k���~_���q�󻪽���v�&y� '#���D�������� &ɗS�dQ��� h�E)