Saturday, May 21, 2011

Of altered books

Ok, this is a new type of poem. I discovered it on StumbleUpon. It's called "altered books." What you do is you (carefully) take out a page from an old book and choose words from it to form a poem. You decorate it, too, to fit the mood of your poem. It's fun! Don't worry, this was one of the worse-for-wear books I owned - it was destined for the recycling bin anyway. So sad, but I figured this is a better future for it. ;) Check out two I did:




Try making your own! I have plenty of pages left over - ask me for one. :)

For more altered books: www.logolalia.com/alteredbooks
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7 comments:

  1. KatMay 21, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    i like the last one... i don't get the first one? ;_;

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  2. FloraHMay 22, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    that's such a clever idea!
    Flora x
    http://notanotherrainysunday.blogspot.com/

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  3. CameronMay 22, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    some of them are actual poems. some are just collections of words. but thats ok - everyone's open to their own interpretation! :)

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  4. Neelie!May 22, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    ahhh i'd like one!!!

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  5. CameronMay 23, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    i'll mail you a couple. :)

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  6. elizaMay 23, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    these are amazing!!! i am definitely gonna make one now. you clever you. :)

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  7. Anonymous wMay 25, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Obviously you have inspired us all, isn't that what writing is all about?

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