The idea: to write a poem using book titles. I've only just seen this, so missed the deadline, but I thought I'd have a go anyway. Here's mine.
GIRL, INTERRUPTED
WHAT I DID was teach
her HOW TO FALL.
LIKE topical
GETAWAY GIRL, stowed
on THE BOAT, north
to ANTARCTICA.
IN THE TENT there, the wind makes it
like THE WORLD AND OTHER PLACES:
a family of HOTEL WORLDS.
Some days she speaks out FOR THE MESSENGERS
for THE UNCONSOLED.
Here FOLKLORE is on her frozen tongue.
She has taught the snow to DANCE, DANCE, DANCE:
trains it to run and WALK THE BLUE FIELDS.
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[If you have a go at this yourself, post them below, or post links to your own blog posts]
Here's my rather elegiac attempt: http://oldenoughnovel.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteTom - I bloody love that! x
ReplyDeleteLove this! I submitted to Janet's contest -- and in turn, subbed to Tahereh's blog. I'm glad that you wrote one, even though the deadline's past. A fringe benefit of this contest was I discovered new books! ~Ali
ReplyDeleteoh i like this very much indeed...
ReplyDeleteFun fun!
ReplyDeleteHere is my (slightly embarrassing) attempt: http://armchairofabookologist.blogspot.com/2011/09/poetry-from-pile-of-books.html
Hi Jen, your post has inspired this:
ReplyDeletehttp://artsydoesit.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/project-52-11-26-a-poem-in-a-pile/
This is fantastic. I may have to have a go at this, even if the deadline has passed. What a brilliant idea.
ReplyDeletethis is so interesting. I have been following people and reading their 'book title' poems. I hope to try this with my books
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