janet reid (a literary agent) is hosting this crazy cool poetry contest and what with all the poetry i keep finding of late, i figured it was time i stopped avoiding all the signs and started writing some of my own. and what better way to start than with book titles? i only had to add 11 of my own words! and take a picture. so easy! so fun!
in fact, this was so enjoyable, i just may add this to my “get the creative juices flowing” exercises. they’re sort of like stretching (mentally) before a sprint/marathon session of exercising/writing.
THE DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE and
THE PRINCE OF THIEVES have a
FLASH BURNOUT
SUPERNATURALLY
FORBIDDEN
PERFECT CHEMISTRY.
AND THEN THINGS FALL APART
due to her BAD TASTE IN BOYS.
He’s GONE, leaving her with nothing but
THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE.
how about your bookshelves? what poetry do they hold?
UPDATED: i was a finalist!!!! and i got a specific shout out!!!! check it out.
my mumblings 
September 23, 2011 at 8:01 am |
Wait. Is that my Perfect Chemistry? :) and I like the idea. You may see mine on twitter soon :)
September 23, 2011 at 10:11 am |
Yes, that is your PERFECT CHEMISTRY. I can only imagine the chaos in your dorm room if you attempted this. ha!
September 23, 2011 at 8:30 am |
Fun! I haven’t tried it myself yet, but I love yours! :)
September 23, 2011 at 10:19 am |
I definitely recommend this exercise, even if you don’t pull the books out + photograph them! Good times will be had regardless.
Also, thanks!
September 23, 2011 at 9:21 am |
I had a lot of fun with this creative exercise/contest too! I think I ended up with three separate piles/poems :)) I would do it more often if it didn’t necessitate spilling the contents of the bookshelf all over the place :))
September 23, 2011 at 10:17 am |
Good point. The spillage of my bookshelf’s contents all over my apartment was an undesirable side effect, but hey, you can’t rein in genius.
It’s just hard when said genius clashes with the neat freak side and all has to be out back in its proper order immediately!
September 26, 2011 at 11:41 am |
What a great idea. It sure is creative. keep up the flow. Love, grandpa
September 27, 2011 at 12:59 am |
Thanks! It was more fun and more inspiring than even I was anticipating!
October 10, 2011 at 9:57 am |
I am going to go and try this right now! Great idea.
October 10, 2011 at 4:39 pm |
oooh, so, what poem did you end up with?!?