Stan CareyNov 21, 2022

It's ages since I made a book spine poem. Here's a new one, "Return from the Stars"

Return from the Stars,
A portable cosmos –
Island home buried in
The sky, the island of ghosts,
The uninhabitable Earth,
Kindred love, again,
Touching from a distance
Homesick,
The stars my destination.

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Book spine poem: Return from the Stars

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Show threadStan CareyNov 23, 2022

I started making these found poems years ago after seeing Nina Katchadourian's. It's a fun way to hang out with a bookshelf. I'd do them more often, but most of my books are stored miles away.

The response to this one has been striking, especially since I've just joined #Mastodaoine. On Twitter I've a bigger audience and got 🦗🦗🦗

Here are some others 📚
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Show threadBen Hoare
@stancarey Very intrigued by this, it’s already making me mentally roam & interrogate my own bookshelves. Have made a note to check your others out later…
Nov 24, 2022 at 7:53amWeb