Today I decided to create a book spine poem. Once I chose the topic–from a book called The Reading Mind–I added the extra constraint that I couldn’t use any of the books on my teaching shelves, since there are so many good reading-related titles there. I wondered what would emerge if I scanned shelves that weren’t such a natural fit for titles about the reading mind.
The Reading Mind
abandon me
to joyful wild remedy
now second nature,
my life work,
alone,
living by the word
loitering and lost in place
finding wonders
a most beautiful thing
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For my National Poetry Project, I’m playing along with the poetry calendar created by Margaret and Molly.
the dirigible plum 
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