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This Slice of Life Challenge has been like an online class, writing community, support group all in one neat package. The inspirations I have gotten, along with teaching ideas and life lessons, have been invaluable to me. Another slicer did a book spine poem. See Teacher Dance. Like the villanelle, this was a new one for me. I can’t wait to try it with my students and watch them pull books off the shelf. A creative use of the classroom library. Will the librarian allow us to do it in the school library?
Creating my own book spine poem, I stacked some of my books about writing. We writers collect books that give us advice. Some of my books are about my own personal writing, some for teaching writing. I sculpted the stack to try to make the titles work together, but I still wanted to insert text. Reminds me of working with paste pot poetry or magnetic poetry.
For more information on the book spine cento challenge, check out this blog: 100 Scope Notes.
Word weaving
into one writer's beginnings
awakening the heart and my
wild mind.
The muses among us inspire
the right to write.
Now I am writing brave & free.
Everything is illuminated!
Reflections on the Teche 
I did a book spine poem today as well: http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/slice-2012-23-of-31/#comment-32205
I love that you had the books at different angles, rather than a neat straight line. It seems to fit the content of your poem well.
It’s interesting to see everyone’s collections of books and how they are stacked to create meaningful text. Well done! Now have you sent this to Travis?
That was awesome. I might have to try this sometime.
That sounds really fun!!!!!!!!!!;)
Very cool! I love it! A new challenge for the weekend!