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

Book Spine Poetry: Poem #3

On this last day of National Poetry Month, I present my third and final book spine poem. I think it's the strangest of the three, but oddly enough it's my favorite. Click here for Poem #1 and here for Poem #2.

(Titles are transcribed below.)

On My Honor

Tadpole's Promise

Nothing But the Truth

When You Reach Me 

Tadpole Rex

You Will Be My Friend!

Books Used in this Poem

On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

Tadpole's Promise by Jeanne Willis

Nothing But the Truth by Avi

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus

You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown

Book Spine Poetry: Poem #2

Today, I am sharing my second 100 Scope Notes inspired book spine poem. (If you missed it, click here to read my first attempt.)

(The titles are transcribed below.)

I, Lorelei

The Dancing Pancake

Dancing Feet! 

Dancing in Cadillac Light

Dancing the Ring Shout

Dancing Home

BOOKS USED IN THIS POEM: 

I, Lorelei by Yeardley Smith
The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli
Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Dancing in Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt
Dancing the Ring Shout by Kim L. Siegelson
Dancing Home by Alma Flor Ada

Book Spine Poetry: Poem #1

Last year, I admired Travis Jonker's Book Spine Poetry Gallery at 100 Scope Notes from afar. This year, I was determined not to miss out, so before National Poetry Month completely passes me by, I want to share the book spine poems I've written. There are three in all; this one was my very first attempt.

(The titles are transcribed below.)

Fiendish Deeds

Gone from Home

In Jail, Ms. Wiz?

You Have To Stop This 

BOOKS USED IN THIS POEM:

Fiendish Deeds by P.J. Bracegirdle

Gone From Home by Angela Johnson

In Jail, Ms. Wiz? by Terence Blacker

You Have To Stop This by Pseudonymous Bosch