Hour 30: Write Me a Verse

Good morning, fine people! It’s 6am by my watch and we’ve got a WHOLE ‘NOTHER DAY OF READING IN FRONT OF US! ISN’T IT EXCITING??

I’m super pumped (especially since Sunday is usually the day I actually get to read things). It’s a much more chill day, as readers either buckle down to try to hit 24 hours or realize they’ll probably fall short and decide to just read for the sake of reading. Whichever you are, just know that I’m super proud of you and there is no failure in spending the whole weekend reading. So keep going, turn those pages, and keep cheering each other on.

One way to wake your brain up and get ready for the new day of reading is to make some art. Specifically, give me your very best spine poetry. What is spine poetry? It’s using the titles of books on the spines to create a little verse. Here’s one of my favorite examples in recent memory:

Leave a comment and include a photo (or a link to a photo) of your best spine poetry. You have until Hour 36 to enter!

Now for the winners of Hour 24’s Snack and Stacks challenge:

Meg L  (@Ebooksandcooks on Twitter)

Chessa (@chessakat on Twitter)

Katarina Pearson (@katthekittycat on Twitter)

Tonya (@the_hero_of_books on Instagram)

Nina Carboni (@yeah_i_read)

Dayna Smith  (@Iceangel9)

Rachel Purtteman (@DGRachel on Litsy)

Ann Cox (@ferskner on Litsy)

Lesley (@eyelit on Litsy)

Tracy (@tracy_anne8 on Litsy)

If you didn’t win here, don’t forget to go back and check the other posts to see if you won earlier. Then head to the prize page to pick your spoils!

117 thoughts on “Hour 30: Write Me a Verse”

  3. Had to use my mother’s books as mine didn’t provide a SINGLE rhyme. (Honestly, I have ~ 400 books in my room and there was NO rhyme at all?!)

    It’s German, but it rhymes in the original language. It’s just a bit cryptic.

    Okay, a bit cryptic. Fire and Stone.The evil place.You're never alone.Without a word.Death never misses. (His target)#24in48 pic.twitter.com/UEOKmmPFgR— Zwiebelbaguette (@zwiebelbaguette) 23. Juli 2017

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  5. Rebekah's avatar Rebekah says:

    Wow, @teengriefbookclub, that’s gorgeous! ❤️

    I’ve never done spine poetry before, but have always wanted to try it. Mine are nowhere near as deep and wonderful as the one above, but it was so fun I did make two. 😋

    The first…

    Seven
    Gods at War
    Say Goodbye To Whining

    🤣🤣🤣

    monkeygirlsmama’s post on Litsy
    http://litsy.com/p/S0dsZk5nRndS

    The second…

    I Could Pee on This
    Savvy
    Red Butterfly
    Beyond the Shame

    😆😆😆

    monkeygirlsmama’s post on Litsy
    http://litsy.com/p/VnFCdThpTkN3

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  29. Not sure if it’s any good, but after reading a few thrillers, I went with the same kind of theme in my spine poetry!

    DISCLAIMER:
    Sometimes I lie.
    It’s all absolutely fine.
    Do not become alarmed.
    It’s kind of a funny story,
    The girl without a voice…
    A tragic kind of wonderful.
    Behind her eyes,
    I have no secrets;
    Before I go to sleep,
    The Lying Game.
    Can you hear me?

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  31. My spine poetry:

    Day 2 of the #24in48 readathon. I still have 12hrs and 25 min to go. Not sure I will make it but here is my #spinepoetry challenge: We are the ants, the twelve, the terranauts. A monster calls the girls "pretties", the man in the high castle american psycho. . . . #24in48readathon #book #books #bookstagram #poetry #challenge #read A post shared by My_Bookshelf_Dialogues (@mybookshelfdialogues) on Jul 23, 2017 at 5:17am PDT

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  40. Spine poetry!!

    Hour 16, Challenge 6: Hey hey hey, it's day 2 of the #24in48 marathon!! Here's some spine poetry I made while listening to #Redwall & waiting for the coffee ❤️ The woman I kept to myself / wicked lovely / witch child / playing in the dark / burned / fortune's bones A bit dark, but I really like it! How's your readathoning going? . . . #books #booknerdigans #bookaddict #bookworm #bookaholic #bookstagram #yalit #poetry #spinepoetry #goodreads #readingchallenge2017 #litsy #reading #amreading #summer #summerreading #july2017 A post shared by Sharanya (@inkstined) on Jul 23, 2017 at 5:33am PDT

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  41. Here’s my spine poetry post on Litsy:
    http://litsy.com/p/ZHNHb3hKTWF0

    In the Land of Invented Languages
    Morning and Evening Talk
    With Open Hands
    Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

    #24in48 #spinepoetry challenge @24in48

    I’m no poet but I did enjoy picking these from my shelves to make a quick challenge post. It reminded me to add some poetry into my #24in48 reading today, too—perhaps some Carver. He’s always worth reading & rereading.

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