Lené Gary from the blog Counting Petals was kind enough to send me
the following link to a site displaying spine poetry, the process of creating
the following link to a site displaying spine poetry, the process of creating
a poem by making a stack of books and reading the spines. I actually
found this to be a fascinating progress. It was almost a physical manifestation
found this to be a fascinating progress. It was almost a physical manifestation
of the process of editing a poem described in Ted Kooser's wonderful
book The Poetry Home Repair Manual in which ( my interpretation)
you might move the first line to the end or vice versus or remove
you might move the first line to the end or vice versus or remove
lines entirely even it is the best single line in the poem or the line that was
the original impetus for the poem if it prevents the overall
the original impetus for the poem if it prevents the overall
poem from jelling. I have done this in my own work and felt
it helped and I removed and rearranged books here for
it helped and I removed and rearranged books here for
the same reasons. I also think this would be a great way
to get your creative juices flowing before you own writing.
So here are my versions of spine poems. I suspect I will
So here are my versions of spine poems. I suspect I will
create more. Since I used my collection of SF, horror, fantasy and
poetry the poems may have a bit of a morbid cast
( insert Vincent Price like evil cackle here ) enjoy.
Thanks Lené
A Wine of Wizardry
Whispers in the Night
Stories That Could Be True
Death is a Lonely Business
And Afterward, the Dark
Reluctant Voyagers
Pilgrims Through Time and Space
Other Dimensions
The Hounds of Tindalos
Shambling Towards Hiroshima
Disclosures in Scarlet
The Wind from a Burning Woman
Her Smoke Rose up Forever
Beyond Remembering
Only Begotten Daughter