Book Spine Poetry 2013

April is National Poetry Month. You may have noticed I have been reviewing a lot of poetry in the past few weeks, but I've also been writing some. Inspired by the gallery Travis Jonker puts together every year, I have created a new set of book spine poems for 2013. Pictures of each poem are below and underneath each photo is the way I imagine the poem is punctuated when I read it. At the end of the post is a bibliography of the books used in the poems.

Thirteen:

The normal kid. 

One crazy summer, 

Fall is not easy, 

The long Winter, 

and then it's spring...

Time's up! 

Thirteen plus one:

Odder than ever 

 Middle school is worse than meatloaf

Things are gonna get ugly 

Mercy on these teenage chimps

Following Grandfather,

Lulu walks the dogs

Where the red fern grows.

When the library lights go out...

Harriet the Spy,

Ramona and her mother,

the mouse and the motorcycle

Mrs. Noodlekugel, 

The Cat in the Hat - 

Everybody, everybody, 

let the games begin!  

Bibliography

Ajmera, Maya. Let the Games Begin!

Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona and Her Mother 

Coville, Bruce. Odder Than Ever 
Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy

Fogliano, Julie. and then it's spring
Heide, Florence Parry. Time's Up!
Holm, Jennifer. Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf
Holmes, Elizabeth. The Normal Kid
Homzie, Hilary. Things Are Gonna Get Ugly
Kelley, Marty. Fall is Not Easy
Martin, Judith. Everybody, Everybody : A Collection from the Paper Bag Players

McDonald, Megan. When the Library Lights Go Out

Myracle, Lauren. Thirteen

Myracle, Lauren. Thirteen Plus One

Pinkwater, Daniel. Mrs. Noodlekugel
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows

Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat

Soto, Gary. Mercy on These Teenage Chimps
Viorst, Judith. Lulu Walks the Dogs

Wells, Rosemary. Following Grandfather 
Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Long Winter