A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems–a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines—illustrated with 110 full-color photographs. Easy to create and share online, spine poems—also known as collage poems or centos—have become a fun and popular way of writing poetry. Spine Poems is a delightful, illustrated collection of more than 100 spine poems that range from hilarious to heart-rending to profound. Award-winning creative director and former bookseller Annette Dauphin Simon has arranged the poems in categories that resemble those found in a bookstore: Art, Biography and Memoir, Business, Cooking, Home and Garden, Music, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and True Crime. Each poem pulls from a wide variety of book genres and ranges from the short and quippy to lengthier and poignant. Ridiculous / Hilarious / Terrible / Cool  Other Words for Home  Elisha Cooper / Jasmine Warga Eek! My Heart Is Was Torpedoed Hundred Percent Wonderstruck Didn’t See That Coming Restart Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis / Corinna Luyken / Deborah Freedman / Deborah Heiligman /Karen Romano Young / Brian Selznick / Rachel Hollis / Gordon Korman Every poem is visually captured in a color photograph of stacked book spines taken by the author and is presented in a text version on the opposite page. Each spread also includes a list of the authors and artists whose titles make up the poem, and features quotes, fun facts, and other related literary and popular culture miscellany. Spine Poems is a wonderful keepsake and gift book for all lovers of words, books, and poetry. "A delightful gift for any book lover! Warning: May cause a compulsion to re-arrange your bookshelves." - Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink and Bomb Shelter "For nearly thirty years, I've been making what I call "Sorted Books," or what Annette Dauphin Simon calls "spine poetry," and I definitely understand Annette's obsession! With this book, she makes clever, whimsical, quirky and memorable contributions to the genre of found poetry."   - Nina Katchadourian, author of Sorted Books "What a treat for any lover of books, words, poetry, and wonderment. Author Annette Simon began rearranging piles of books to create poems from their titles. I was fortunate enough to be present at the "storied independent bookstore in Neptune Beach" when this adventure took flight. . . . Simon has organized these spine poems into categories within Fiction and Non-fiction, and has paired them with related writings to inspire imagination and delight. Her last page aptly pictures two books with spines that proclaim “One Last Word” and “Mic Drop.” Personally, I hope not." - Rona Brinlee, owner of The BookMark bookstore "Oh, how fun and beautiful this book is! Silly –– The Archer / Almost Missed You, lovely –– The Whisper / The Egg / The Watermelon Seed // The Art of the Commonplace / Tiny Beautiful Things, and sweet –– A Walk in the Woods / Dad by My Side / Above Us the Milky Way / Tender Is the Night."  - Caroline Starr Rose, author of Miraculous, May B., and other books for young readers "I love that the concept of this book seems so simple, but author and creator Annette Dauphin Simon turned it into something complex and spectacular. What fun it is to have these facts and quotes accompany the poems, especially with the beautifully composed photos. Spine Poems is funny, delightful, informative, and even touching at times. I can't wait to put this book into the hands of every book lover I know!" - Johanna Albrecht, McIntyre's Books, Pittsboro, NC "So this is really cool, pretty. ... When you stack books on top of each other, and then read the titles all the way down the stack, you get a poem. And she's done that cleverly with an incredible number of poems with an incredible number of books." - Adah Fitzgerald with Andrea Jasmin, Main Street Books, Davidson, NC "A bibliophile's delight, Spine Poems is a stunningly produced volume of 'found verse.' Every two-page spread offers a visual treat, a verse and fun facts. The gold-embossed cover hints at the biblio-rich entertainment inside this delightful collection." - Cheryl McKeon, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY "An amusing collection that combines the enjoyment of literature and poetry. I could not resist the turn of the page, where I found more titles from Walter Murch, Toni Morrison, Antoinette Portis, Tiffany D. Jackson, Dr. Seuss, and Phuc Tran. I could go on, but I do encourage you to have Spine Poems on your coffee table for all to enjoy. These poems are my kind of haiku." - Emöke, founder of Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, Asheville, NC "These spreads of found verse from the random (and not-so-random) arrangements of book titles are a bibliophile’s delight, and will add many to your must-read pile." - The Globe and Mail "Poignant." - Creative Mornings Global "A well-crafted poem is a thing of beauty, cer