SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • *Best New Books*
    • Annual Best Lists
  • Reviews
    • One Star Review
    • Nonfiction
    • Toon Reviews
  • Articles
    • Authors
    • Link Du Jour
  • Covers
    • Covering the Newbery
    • Cover Curiosity
    • Unfortunate Covers
  • News
    • Books on Film
    • Morning Notes
  • Newsletter

April 2, 2012 by Travis Jonker

2012 Book Spine Poem Gallery

April 2, 2012 by Travis Jonker   38 comments

National Poetry Month has arrived, and we’re celebrating with book spine poetry. Three (maybe even four) cheers for everyone who gave it a shot.

If you try book spine poetry during the month of April, snap a picture, post it to your blog, or email it to me at scopenotes at gmail dot com. I’ll add to this gallery for the entire month.

SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Click here for the 2013 gallery

Click here for the 2011 gallery

Click here for the 2010 gallery

Mine:

Click here for a gallery of student poems on Flickr.

A 5th grade gallery from South Mountain School:

4 Blocks a Day:

Student Gallery 1 | Student Gallery 2 | Student Gallery 3

Ronnie:

Amelia:

Becca:

Nate:

Ragulan:

Karen:

Maria:

Allan:

Z:

Sam:

Sue Papenfuss:

Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers:

Dan:

Craig:

Joy:

Rachel:

Andrea:

Mary:

Sarah:

Barb:

(Barb liked spine poetry so much she started her own website devoted to the topic – Cracking the Spine. Click here to see it)

Justus:

Felicity:

Lara:

.

Adrienne:

Rose:

Gili:

Kathy:

Leanne:

Susan:

Boni:

Dana:

Amy:

Ella:

Annette:

Jody:

Linda:

Tabatha:

Betsy:

About to Mock:

(Click here for more)

Gwenyth:

Lisa:

Shelly:

Hannah from Candlewick Press:

(Click here for more book spine poems from Candlewick Press on Pinterest)

Matthew:

Andrea:

A gallery at NCCUMC.org

Jan:

4th Grade Students:

Filed under: Articles

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments

About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

March 2023

2023 Books from Sibert Winners

by Travis Jonker

March 2023

2023 Books from Geisel Winners

by Travis Jonker

March 2023

How I'm Making a Picture Book

by Travis Jonker

March 2023

The 2023 Unicorn Report

by Travis Jonker

March 2023

2023 Books from Caldecott Winners

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

The Pumphrey Bros Are on The Yarn Podcast!

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Gerald McBoing Boing by Dr. Seuss

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

It’s Jeff! | This Week’s Comics

by Lori Henderson

Heavy Medal

March suggestions: early Mock Newbery possibilities

by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Writing Quietly (…While Surrounded by Loud Things), a guest post by Helena Fox

by Amanda MacGregor

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey Try Something New

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

6 Books About Ramadan and Eid for Picture Book, Middle Grade, and YA Readers

14 New Installments in Popular YA Series

9 Nonfiction Titles that Showcase Pioneering Women in STEM

14 Women Writers Every Aspiring Author Should Know

Between Friends: Books Help Tackle the Tough Emotions that Go with Friendship

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Linda Baie says

    April 2, 2012 at 8:19 am

    Wow, so many, & so many good ones! Did you put that last one at the end for a last laugh, Travis. Terrific! Thanks for all-very fun!

  2. adrienne says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    These are so fun. Thanks for doing this.

  3. Lisa Jenn Bigelow says

    April 2, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    These are awesome! The ones by Kathy and Hannah made me bust up laughing.

  4. Donalyn Miller says

    April 3, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    My students are so excited about doing this! We went to the library for our first round of spine poetry, but now the kids are bringing their poems to me every day. Cool idea!

    • Travis says

      April 3, 2012 at 4:11 pm

      Great to hear Donalyn!

  5. Myra from GatheringBooks says

    April 10, 2012 at 1:20 am

    Hi Travis, here is our first attempt at creating a Book Spine Poem – a celebration of mischief and misdemeanor:
    http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/book-spine-poem-on-mischief-and-misdemeanors/

  6. Jackie says

    April 10, 2012 at 5:39 am

    This is such a brilliant idea. I’ve just shared the post with my readers, and my daughter and I can’t wait to have a go at Book Spine Poetry tomorrow.

  7. Ben Myers says

    April 10, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    Love it! I’ve posted some here:
    http://www.faith-theology.com/2012/04/book-spine-poetry.html

  8. Rebecca Fyfe says

    April 10, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    These were all really fun to read! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

  9. Katie Ahearn (Secrets & Sharing Soda) says

    April 18, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    My very first book spine poem: http://sharingsoda.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-spine-poetry-poem-1.html I really love these!

  10. Karen Gray Ruelle says

    April 22, 2012 at 9:49 am

    Thanks, Travis! This has become my favorite way to celebrate National Poetry Month.

  11. Kyle says

    May 1, 2012 at 12:48 am

    My last minute submissions: http://religiouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=27&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2

  12. Niki Barnes says

    May 1, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    Thanks for posting my students poems Travis! We really enjoyed it!

  13. Alex Felton says

    May 3, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    Book Spine Poetry is such a great idea. I’m a librarian at Cochise Community College in southern Arizona. We had a Book Spine Poetry booth at the college’s Festival of Arts & Music held on the 24th and got lots of participants. Photos of the poems are posted on our facebook page.

    • Travis says

      May 3, 2012 at 1:34 pm

      Very cool, Alex! Thanks for sharing.

  14. SammyDee says

    June 7, 2012 at 5:55 am

    What a fantastic idea! I’ve never seen something like this before.

    You make me wish I didn’t give all my books away as soon as I’ve read them. I want to have a go my my supplies are limited.

  15. sharon says

    June 7, 2012 at 7:30 am

    Ha! Cannot wait to try it out at my library!

  16. Tracy Kauffman says

    August 6, 2012 at 12:21 am

    Cute idea. I love poems and books and the two make it perfect. Visit my blog to read some of my poems: http://tracykauffman.blogspot.com

  17. Diane says

    August 15, 2012 at 4:48 am

    Such a fabulous idea. I just had to have a go.
    http://scrappamammy.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/book-spine-poetry.html

  18. Allan says

    February 20, 2015 at 6:35 am

    I love the book spine pictures “i’m bad” and “and heres to you” such a good idea of putting photos of book spines.

Trackbacks

  1. My Daily Diigo Links 04/13/2012 | information geek says:
    April 26, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    […] 2012 Book Spine Poem Gallery | 100 Scope Notes […]

  2. in the studio... sneak peek friday says:
    August 24, 2012 at 7:01 am

    […] You can post your own creations at online “Book Spine Poem” galleries. […]

  3. Book spine poetry | Shelf Discoveries says:
    October 25, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    […] check out the book spine poetry galleries at 100 Scope Notes. 39.759011 -84.194440 Share […]

  4. The Best of Book Spine Poetry | BOOK RIOT says:
    October 26, 2012 at 8:31 am

    […] of my favorites, from 100 Scope Notes, a children’s literature news […]

  5. New on SLJ: 100 Scope Notes | School Library Journal says:
    November 30, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    […] the “2012 Book Spine Poem Gallery”, posted to coincide with National Poetry Month in April, Jonker created images showing piles of […]

  6. Here’s a Book Spine Short Story … | Erin Entrada Kelly says:
    December 3, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    […] … because I’m no poet. […]

  7. Link Dump: #65 | Pussy Goes Grrr says:
    December 15, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    […] The very clever “2012 Book Spine Poem Gallery.” […]

  8. Spine-tingling « The Education Cafe says:
    February 20, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    […] Scholastic got their idea from here: https://100scopenotes.com/2012/04/02/2012-book-spine-poem-gallery-2/. On this link you will find a gallery of photos of book spine poetry done by kids. Some of them are […]

  9. Poesia de lombada, muito prazer | Legal says:
    February 23, 2013 at 5:25 am

    […] Consta que a ideia surgiu em 1993, mas foi só no ano passado que a prática começou a virar febre no mundo anglófono – veja aqui e aqui. […]

  10. The View From Here - Book Spine Poetry = Library Skills Practice says:
    March 26, 2013 at 6:30 am

    […] Now that I’ve written one myself, I’ve learned that there’s more going on with book spine poetry than meets the […]

  11. SOBRE LOMBADAS E CAPAS | projetosnopapel says:
    March 30, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    […] https://100scopenotes.com/2012/04/02/2012-book-spine-poem-gallery-2/) Share this:TwitterFacebookCurtir isso:Curtir Carregando… Books Leitura leituralivroslombadaspoesiaspine poetry Deixe um comentário […]

  12. National Poetry Month: Writing Inspiration For Kids | BloomingEducation says:
    April 1, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    […] Have kids create a Book Spine Poem using some of their favorite stories. (Found at School Library Journal) […]

  13. April is National Poetry Month | Long Island Community Library Blog says:
    April 2, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    […] https://100scopenotes.com/2012/04/02/2012-book-spine-poem-gallery-2/ […]

  14. Tisha S. Woo - Poetry Month Ideas: Book Spine Poetry says:
    April 5, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    […] be surprised at what you can make out of this. There’s a whole gallery of book spine poetry at https://100scopenotes.com. I like how these ideas get kids talking about and working with poetry in refreshing, […]

  15. Book Spine Poetry | Random Giggles says:
    June 11, 2013 at 1:25 am

    […] just discovered Book Spine Poetry (writing a poem using book titles by stacking the books and taking a picture). And I just had to […]

  16. Book Spine Poetry | At Home & School says:
    July 12, 2013 at 11:10 am

    […] Also check out the book spine poetry galleries at 100 Scope Notes. […]

  17. Book Spine Poetry (and Easter Greetings) from EBYR | EerdWord says:
    July 31, 2014 at 1:37 am

    […] by selecting and stacking book spines one on top of another to create semi-coherent verse) to the 2012 Book Spine Poem Gallery at  Travis Jonker’s 100 Scope Notes […]

  18. Erin Entrada Kelly – Here’s a Book Spine Short Story … says:
    July 8, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    […] … because I’m no poet. […]

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

  • Author/Illustrator Blogs

    • Erin Stead Illustration
    • Hey, Rabbit!
    • James Preller's Blog
    • MATTHEWCORDELLBLOGS
    • Mo Willems Doodles
    • The Scop
  • Book Blogs I Like

    • A Book and a Hug
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • A Kids Book a Day
    • A Year of Reading
    • Abby (the) Librarian
    • Awful Library Books
    • Becky’s Book Reviews
    • Better Book Titles
    • Book-A-Day Almanac
    • Bookends
    • books4yourkids.com
    • bookshelves of doom
    • Bottom Shelf Books
    • Calling Caldecott
    • Caustic Cover Critic
    • Chad C. Beckerman
    • Charlotte’s Library
    • Cheryl Rainfield
    • Chicken Spaghetti
    • CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATION
    • Collecting Children’s Books
    • Cybils
    • EarlyWord
    • educating alice
    • Finding Wonderland
    • For Those About to Mock
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Good Show Sir
    • GottaBook
    • Great Kid Books
    • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
    • Hi Miss Julie!
    • Jen Robinson’s Book Page
    • Kidsmomo
    • Maria T. Middleton Design
    • Nerdy Book Club
    • Neverending Search
    • Nine Kinds of Pie
    • One Book, Two Books, Old Books, New Books
    • Out of the Box
    • Oz and Ends
    • PlanetEsme
    • Read Roger
    • Reading Rants!
    • Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
    • sharpread
    • ShelfTalker
    • so tomorrow
    • The Children's Book Review
    • The Miss Rumphius Effect
    • Uncovered Cover Art
    • Waking Brain Cells
    • Watch. Connect. Read.
  • Library Blogs

    • ALSC Blog
    • Blue Skunk Blog
    • librarian.net
    • LISNews
    • Stephen's Lighthouse
    • Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology
    • Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology
    • Unshelved
  • Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Age Level
    • Ideas
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Neverending Search
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Classroom Bookshelf
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • 2022 Youth Media Awards
    • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
    • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
    • Summer Reading 2021
    • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
    • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
    • Summer Programming Survey
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2023


    COPYRIGHT © 2023