Bookspine poetry uses the arrangement of book titles to create a poem. The saskatchewan library association congratulates all the winners and participants in the book spine poetry contest. You, the poet, arent writing the words, trying to fit a form, or looking for words that rhyme. Now that the royals have advanced to the world series, weve been waiting for the new york public library to, as captain kirk would say. The book spines in the kc photo read, canada, sorry you lost, what. Spine poetry round 5 score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Stack the books on top of each other, and read the titles from top to bottom. Oct 28, 2015 its somewhat comforting to know that the bookspine trash talking between libraries didnt end after the toronto and kansas city playoff series now that the royals have advanced to the. I will say i am taking a lot of the info with a grain of salt because i think sometimes people want to sensationalize royalty and anyone with fame to make their stories even more dramatic. With book spine poetry, students will end up spending more time working on revision strategies. Kc librarys baseball tweets attract international attention. The 2015 royals were sensations off the field, too the. Book spine poetry uses the arrangement of book titles to create a poem.
Kansas city and toronto libraries exchange literary insults. See more ideas about poetry contests, book spine and poetry. As the royals have stormed through the postseason, many of the poems have gone viral, racking up hundreds of retweets and responses. Instead, with book spine poetry, you simply arrange books so their titles to create a poem. When the kansas city royals beat the toronto blue jays 142 in game 2 of major league baseballs american league championship series, the kansas city mo. See how it works much, much better in stan careys post. This years alcs is far more than just a clash between baseball teams and batflipping mayors. Super simple book spine poetry by alycia zimmerman. The two cities major league baseball teams have been competing in the american league championship series all week, and if the kansas city royals take home a. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry. The kansas city and toronto libraries are waging a. Rather than following any rules on structure or rhyme, book spine poems invite aspiring poets to use only book titles to create a truly funky masterpiece. I felt like reading all of the dirt that the other books are afraid to write. Help your fifth grader search the family bookshelves to create a oneofakind poem based on the books he already loves.
Toronto, kc libraries trade barbs over jays royals playoffs. The royals by kitty kelley was such a fascinating look at the royal family. Creating book spine poems are a fun and creative way to craft a poem without having to write down any words. Book spine poetry contest enter the book spine poetry contest. Book spine poetry contest winners constant contact. When baseball unleashes your inner nerd chicago tribune. Oct 08, 2015 book spine poetry falls into the category of found poetry that is, poems made up of text lifted from different sources. They are created by stacking books on top of each other until a poem emerges. Book spine poetry is a free verse poem composed by. Jan 16, 2017 she offers book spine poetry as a new solution to these usually dull tasks. Just grab a bunch of books with interesting titles and stack them up to create a juicy column of poetry. Ive tried the concept of book spine poems with the books sitting on my desk.
Liesl christman the social media manager for the kansas city public library started with fellow staff members the book spine poetry baseball themed tweets. Libraries take part in world seriesthemed twitter battle. Most young writers shy away from the revision process simply because its taxing to rewrite their work by hand. A sly classicinthemaking for fans of jon klassen, peter brown, and mo willems. Now kitty kelley has gone behind the scenes at buckingham palace, windsor castle and kensington palace to raise. Oct 29, 2015 liesl christman the social media manager for the kansas city public library started with fellow staff members the book spine poetry baseball themed tweets between libraries in toronto and new york. While book spine poetry itself is not a brandnew idea, i have seen the concept spring up frequently on social media this year. Grades 12, 35, 68, 912 book spine poetry is so simple but creates intriguingly artistic results.
The toronto sun is asking a very important question to its readers this morning. Poetry writingbook spine contests torrington library. Children 58 children 911 teen 1218 adult 19 and older a grand. The kansas city public library kicked off the trash talking with a jab after the royals 142 blowout win in game 4. Royals 50th season book th e royals are celebrating the upcoming milestone 50th season by creating for fans a special edition commemorative coffee table book. With the new york mets and kansas city royals now facing off in the. Apr 29, 2018 while book spine poetry itself is not a brandnew idea, i have seen the concept spring up frequently on social media this year. In yet another example of what the internet is good for, toronto and kansas libraries faced off on twitter thursday night over the jaysroyals series. Kansas city, new york libraries use book spine poetry for playful.
This entry a mere near death snap shot of last where i landed. Jun 08, 2018 ive tried the concept of book spine poems with the books sitting on my desk. While kansas city has to be docked for using tape to alter one of their book spines in clear violation of official spine poetry rule 2a paragraph b, subsection 1 that we definitely did not just make up this wonderfully endearing beef truly has but one winner. Kansas city and toronto libraries exchange literary. Its somewhat comforting to know that the bookspine trash talking between libraries didnt end after the toronto and kansas city playoff series now that the royals have advanced to the. Oct 28, 2015 kansas city public library and the new york public library hold a book spine poetry showdown tied to the royals and mets world series.
For those of you who dont know, book spine poems are made by stacking books on top of each other and forming a witty, freeverse poem from their titles. Kansas city public library and the new york public library hold a book spine poetry showdown tied to the royals and mets world series. May 04, 2010 last week i was reading through some education blogs and came across mary lee hahns book spine poem. Toronto, kc libraries trade barbs over jaysroyals playoffs. You know the tension during postseason baseball is high when libraries start battling it out and using book spine poetry to spell out how they really feel. Royals fans lineup to take photos with alcs trophy and kaycee news 5 years ago libraries using book spine poetry to spell out how they feel about their baseball teams. They did so, of course, through the spines of books. This entry was posted in art, books, poetry, reading, uncategorized and tagged book spine, book spine poetry, books, bookshelf, poems, poetry on 15th april 2016 by lisa shambrook. Apr, 2012 in honor of national poetry month this year, my fellow hub blogger suzanne neumann and i have made some exquisite book spine poems for you. Created and authored by the royals organization, this oneofakind collectible features a treasure trove of photos from the royals archives, mlb and. Toronto, kc libraries trade barbs over jaysroyals playoffs cbc. The kansas city and toronto libraries are waging a delightful. Posts about book spine poetry written by kaelynsbookclub.
Shortly after the jays lost 142, the library posted. With bookspine poetry, libraries duel on newscut minnesota. Found poetry is particularly popular with students who are overwhelmed by the vastness of a blank page or who act like their pencil is barbed. My 8 year old does have fun composing haiku but i havent been able to find a way to. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence. In one of those awesome check out the power of twitter moments, shannon thompson, an awesome librarian from athens, georgia, brought up spine poetry.
Oct 23, 2015 the two cities major league baseball teams have been competing in the american league championship series all week, and if the kansas city royals take home a win against the toronto blue jays. Just browse a bookshelf, choose titles that you can put together to make a short poem or story and then take a picture of the book spines. Chapters gift certificates will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners in each category. Jays face elimination after losing 142 to royals in game 4 of alcs. The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. Libraries using book spine poetry to spell out how they. In yet another example of what the internet is good for, toronto and kansas libraries faced off on twitter thursday night over the jays royals series. Oct 29, 2015 as the royals have stormed through the postseason, many of the poems have gone viral, racking up hundreds of retweets and responses. As the royals have stormed through the postseason, many of the. Go to your local library, or pull off a handful of books from your own shelf at home.
Snap a photo of your masterpiece and presto, youre done. Apr 15, 2016 this entry was posted in art, books, poetry, reading, uncategorized and tagged book spine, book spine poetry, books, bookshelf, poems, poetry on 15th april 2016 by lisa shambrook. The best of book spine poetry amanda nelson oct 26, 2012. Some book spine poetry for our friends, the toronto blue jays. Public library kcpl staff took the opportunity to do some friendly ribbing by using book spine poetry. She offers book spine poetry as a new solution to these usually dull tasks. It all began so innocently, with a perfectly pleasant greeting as the two teams were set to face off in game 1. Creating book spine poems is great fun and is an enjoyable school or home library activity. Apr 18, 2014 in honor of national poetry month, we did an activity in the library that ive been interested in trying for quite some timespine poetry. Oct 30, 2015 when the kansas city royals beat the toronto blue jays 142 in game 2 of major league baseballs american league championship series, the kansas city mo. Oct 26, 2012 the concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with nina katchadourians sorted books project. Kc royals book spine poetry library tweets gets national. When the jays beat the kansas city royals in the first of five games, the kc public library tweeted a photo of some inspirational book spine. Liesl christman the social media manager for the kansas city public library started with fellow staff members the book spine poetry baseball themed tweets between libraries in toronto and new york.
Post navigation oct 22, 2015 after the jays crushed the royals 71 in game 5 of the series, the toronto public library served up another round of book spine poetry. Inject some new inspiration into poem writing with book spine poems. Libraries using book spine poetry to spell out how they feel. Th e royals are celebrating the upcoming milestone 50th season by creating for fans a special edition commemorative coffee table book the beautiful hardcover book is a visual symbol of royals history, full of remarkable memories and snapshots. Apr 23, 20 although this is a great project to do at home during national poetry month april. The beautiful hardcover book is a visual symbol of royals history, full of remarkable memories and snapshots. I liked it so much that i was inspired to write one of my own. I dont know where exactly the idea of spine poetry originated, but i discovered it while reading school librarian travis jonkers blog, 100 scope notes.
The kc librarys social media manager, liesl christman, playfully launched the salvos in the form of book spine poetry, creating poems by stacking books so that their titles read like verses. The bear ate your sandwich by julia sarconeroach knopf books for young readers, suggested reading age 37. The relationship i was going for here was small child and parent, but interpret it as you wish. Last week i was reading through some education blogs and came across mary lee hahns book spine poem. Jul 21, 2016 i used a world without you as the title, not as part of the poem itself. Its a fun way to get kids to write poems even if they are initially resistant to the idea. Walk two moons on solid ground 42 miles a revolutionary. See more ideas about book spine, poetry and national poetry month. I used a world without you as the title, not as part of the poem itself. Oct 21, 2015 book spine poetry uses the arrangement of book titles to create a poem. Its one thing for this poll question to get into the morning newspaper.
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