Austenesque Bookspine Poetry
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share a bit of my Jane Austen story with y’all. When Meredith put out the call for contributors, I had a brilliant idea for showcasing my collection of Austenesque reads: bookspine poetry. I’ve never tried it before, but the concept is cool and I figured it’d allow my quirky side to show. But first, a little background …
… I met Jane Austen at the tender age of 16, when my English teacher told me I had to watch the A&E Pride & Prejudice mini-series. I fell in love. The language, the story, the characters – Mr. Darcy – they captured my imagination and stole my heart. Gradually, I read the novels. Saw more movies. Met more heroes and fell deeper in love. And then, a few years ago, oh sweet giddiness, I discovered that there were sequels, variations, retellings, oh my! Since then, my library has grown dramatically.
Pretty neat, huh? That doesn’t include any of my “actual” Jane Austen novels, and there are a few others that I couldn’t get my hands on wandering somewhere around my shelves. I’ve also got a few dozen ebooks on my Kindle. It’s safe to say I’ve definitely embraced the ever-expanding world for Austenesque literature.
Now for the fun part, the bookspine poetry!
I had fun with the creative process, and hope you’ll enjoy the results. The first book in each stack/poem is the title of my little verses. And now, without further ado, I present two free-verse tidbits of Austenesque Love.
Brace yourself, this one takes much more creative license with our beloved Mr. Darcy…
I had a lot of fun sharing my first bookspine poetry experiments with y’all, and a little of my Jane Austen story. Many thanks to Meredith and the Austenesque Team for the opportunity! And now, one last picture: I had to share my favorite covers. Simply had to. Enjoy!
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Your collection of novels is very stunning and compelling. I now have more on my wish list ^^
It was nice hearing about you and I hope you have fun for the rest of the Extravaganza!
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I really enjoyed seeing your collection of books & trying to see how many of them I have either read or own. There were also a few that I plan to look into so thanks for sharing.
crystal_dark[at]att[dot]net
A wonderful collection you have!
@samjaymc
Love your pictures! You have such a full collection of authors and genres. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Heather M.
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You have a great collection and several I am going to look for. Ann abcstitcher(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Rebecca, love your collection! I’m afraid that I’m missing something in your Bookspine Poetry??
I actually don’t know what is book-spine poetry so this is what I found out. So for those who don’t know (like me), here’s the definition from http://www.artfagcity.com/2012/08/01/nina-katchadourians-book-spine-poetry/
A relatively simple exercise, it works like this: take a titled book, place another titled book underneath it, and continue to do so until you make a verse that can be read from top to bottom. The result is a series of art dork in-jokes, subtle social commentaries, and witty one-liners.
Rebecca, nice collection of Austenesque reads. Thanks for sharing your photos.
evangelineace2020(at)yahoo(dot)com
Awesome! The pictures are great and I love the free verse. 😀
araminta18 at gmail dot com
I like your licence(ious) Mr. Darcy spine poem. 😉 I found myself applying tone and pacing to that one.
T..
tegeirian at hotmail dot com
What fun to get a look at all of your books, Rebecca! They are all so beautiful! Here’s to adding many more to ths wonderful stack!
Bookspine Poetry- that’s new to me, but so fun. I’ll be trying that one.
I loved taking a virtual perusal of what you’ve got on your shelves.
Thanks!
Sophia
sophiarose1816(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Rebecca. I’d never heard of bookspine poetry before but it’s a fun idea! I LOL when I got to the “Jane Austen Made Me Do It”… “Why Jane Austen?”… “To Conquer Mr Darcy”.
Nice work!
@jaffobsession
Very creative with the bookspine poetry! The second one even had ne chuckling a bit. I will have to see what I can come up with from my books. Lovely collection you have.
inflammationof@rocketmail.com
This was neat. I had never seen bookspine poetry before. I will have to see what I can come up with using all the books I have.
Hi Rebecca. I see a couple of my titles in your pile, and I’m honored. You are obviously a dedicated fan. Thanks for your support.
This is nice, I see a lot of books I didn’t know about! Off to expand my wishlist!
arjanne.boneschanscher (at) gmail (dot) com
Neat idea! And I’ve added Emma & Knightley to my wish list!
I have most of the books on my shelves (or piles), but I see a few I need to add to the wish list!
Felicia
felicialso @gmail. com
Cool collection! Pea-green with envy here 🙂
Whitby1734 (at) aol (dot) com
You have a wonderful collection of Austenesque books! What a fun way to share them with all of us! Thanks!!=))
kellik115(at)yahoo(dot)com
I’d never heard of bookspine poetry… that’s just cool!! Enjoyed your post & love your collection!!
Valerie R.
txreyn5663 (at) earthlink (dot) net
Great collection and creativity, Rebecca !
TY for sharing your ardent admirer enthusiasm & adding to our reading lists ! =)
What a great collection! New ideas for my wishlist!!!
newyorkgirl82(at)gmail(dot)com
Great pictures! I didn’t know For Darkness Shows the Stars was Austenesque, I’m going to have to put a hold on it. 🙂
liedermadchen(at)hotmail(dot)com
You have a great collection of books. I plan on reading some of the ones that I was previously unaware of.
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