Monday, January 14, 2013

bookspine poem: “resolutions revisited” by Natasha Adams

 
distraction
you are here
the biggest twitch
is this normal?
fighting for air
so stressed
to hell with all that
that’s just the way I am
be happy without being perfect
eat, drink and be gorgeous
mums & dads get active with your kids
laughter is the best medicine
The books:
  • distraction by Damon Young
  • You are here by Colin Ellard
  • The biggest twitch - Around the world in 4,000 birds by Alan Davies & Ruth Miller
  • Is this normal? The essential guide to middle age and beyond by John White
  • Fighting for air - The battle to control America's media by Eric Klinenberg
  • So stressed - A Plan for managing Women's Stress to restore health, joy and peace of mind by Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton
  • To hell with all that - Loving & Loathing Our Inner Housewife by Caitlin Flanagan
  • That’s just the way I am - Understanding and dealing with troublemakers, wimps and oddballs by Willem van der Does
  • Be happy without being perfect - How to break free from the perfection deception by Alice D Domar Ph. D. and Alice Lesch Kelly
  • Eat, drink and be gorgeous - A nutritionist's guide to living well while living it up by Esther Blum
  • Mums & Dads get active with your kids - 40 great games by Brandt Kelly
  • Laughter is the best medicine - Readers Digest
Background info on history of the form: Below is a cut & paste from HERE
"The concept of book spine poetry appeared in 1993 with Nina Katchadourian’s Sorted Books project. Katchadourian began collecting interesting titles and arranging them in clusters so the spines could be read like a sentence"
 

TASH ADAMS: My library was super interested in what I was doing & was keen for me to host a "bookspine poetry workshop/night" They serve wine & cheese and weren't perturbed at putting lots of books away at the end of the night.

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