Toronto, kc libraries trade barbs over jaysroyals playoffs cbc. Christman, the librarys social media manager, has been using this arsenal to craft baseballthemed book spine poetry provocative poems. Shortly after the jays lost 142, the library posted. Its somewhat comforting to know that the bookspine trash talking between libraries didnt end after the. Libraries using book spine poetry to spell out how they. Found poetry is playful and lowstress, but it isnt slacker poetry. Kansas city, new york libraries use book spine poetry for playful. The kansas city and toronto libraries are waging a. See more ideas about book spine, poetry and national poetry month. Libraries using book spine poetry to spell out how they feel about. The two cities major league baseball teams have been competing in the american league championship series all week, and if the kansas city royals take home a.
Kansas city public library and the new york public library hold a book spine poetry showdown tied to the royals and mets world series. Published on oct 29, 2015 liesl christman the social media manager for the kansas city public library started with fellow staff members the book spine poetry baseball themed tweets between. Found poetry is particularly popular with students who are overwhelmed by the vastness of a blank page or who act like their pencil is barbed. Book spine poetry uses the arrangement of book titles to create a poem. Christman, who is 35 and has been the library s social media director for two and a half years, says the book spine poetry campaign is all about getting the word out to people we normally. Kansas city and toronto libraries exchange literary. In celebration of the start of baseball season, enjoy our baseball themed book spine poetry. Did you know that you can use books to create poetry. You know the tension during postseason baseball is high when libraries start battling it out and using book spine poetry. The lapl describes this book spine poetry trash talk as a library. Libraries take part in world seriesthemed twitter battle. With bookspine poetry, libraries duel on newscut minnesota. Book spine poetry 17 aug, 2017 this book spine poem is asking people to see those who stand outside of the limelight and dont quite fit in the mainstream mold of society. See more ideas about spine labels, book spine, poetry.
The kansas city and toronto libraries are waging a delightful twitter war using book spine poetry this years alcs is far more than just a clash between baseball teams and batflipping mayors. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. When baseball unleashes your inner nerd chicago tribune. Christman, the library s social media manager, has been using this arsenal to craft baseballthemed book spine poetry provocative poems made by stacking books so that their titles read. Liesl christman the social media manager for the kansas city public library started with fellow staff members the book spine poetry baseball themed tweets. Kc royals book spine poetry library tweets gets national. Kaite mediatore stover, readers services manager at the kansas city public library, explains how to stack up a poem of your own using whatevers on the shelf at home or in the library. Baseball series taken to heart with a bookspine battle over twitter 9. You know the tension during postseason baseball is high when libraries start battling it out and using book spine poetry to spell out how they really feel.
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