Tags
In celebration of National Poetry Month back in April, sixth graders at St. Mary’s International School in Japan created “book spine haiku.” Pretty simple idea—stack up three books so that, together, their titles say something—and a whole lot of fun, it turns out.
One of my personal favorites is “When Elephants Fight / Under the Blood-Red Sun / Stand Your Ground.” Words to live by! But I must also give mad props to the deliciously gruesome “A Wizard of Earthsea / Skinned / Black Beauty.” Yikes!
Anyway, on a slow afternoon my coworker Janet and I decided to try some book spine haiku ourselves. These are some of our better efforts. (I think it’s fair to say this exercise has taken my obsession with book spines to a whole new level.)
I hear mockingbirds are also fond of roosting where the red fern grows. Speaking of which…
They may itch.
I like to think they’re working side by side in America’s Test Kitchen.
That was our shortest “haiku” (full credit to Janet), but it delivers!
A few more:
What “haiku” is hiding on your book shelves?
Hee! I think the librarian one is my favorite.
Thanks! That was one of Janet’s. It helps that Here Lies the Librarian is an awesome title to begin with. Thank you, Richard Peck.
This looks like fun. I’m heading for the bookshelf!
That’s pretty awesome. There were a couple that made me giggle, especially the librarian one.