Use the titles already on your shelf to make a playful line of poetry without marking or altering the books. Gather four to six books, a clear tabletop, and a camera.
Set it up
Choose titles that include different kinds of words, such as a place, an action, a person, and a time. Keep the title lettering facing the same direction throughout the stack.
Put the idea to work
Stack the books so the spines read from top to bottom, changing the order until the sequence suggests a little story.
Finish and keep it useful
Photograph the stack in soft light, record the titles in your notebook, and return every book to its shelf. Avoid balancing a tall unstable pile just to squeeze another title into the poem.
What unexpected sentence can the book titles on your shelf make?
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