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Still…

November 23, 2012 By Marit 19 Comments

… having fun with my collection of books!

Book title Haiku #5 for Haiku my Heart Friday

Het geheim van Oss

Lady Chatterley’s minnaar

De pianoman

The secret of Oss

Lady Chatterly’s lover

The pianoman

(“Oss” is a village in the Netherlands…)

Some of you asked about the book title haiku… and how I find them.
I find it in fact easier to compose a book title haiku then to write
a haiku myself. Anyone can do it – really, YOU can too!

Because I have no art to show you today, I thought you might like
to know how I make my book title haiku.

First of all: you need a lot of books.
(Ha, you didn’t feel that coming, did you?)

I happen to have a huge book collection.
This photo of my book case is taken a few years back – I have to admit
that today the ‘book case boxes’ are filled from top to bottom and it does
not look as organized anymore…

You have to take some time for the next step.
Take a notebook and view your books from top left to bottom down.
Jott down all the titles that have 5 or 7 syllables.

(This took me about an hour. I looked only at the books in the living room
– there are book cases upstairs too but I left those titles out, as they are
most technique and study books)

Make two long lists.
One with the titles that have 5 syllables (seen on the left) and
one with the titles that have 7 syllables (seen on the right)

Now the fun part starts! Puzzle!!

Combine titles left-right-left (5-7-5)
The more titles you have on your list, the more choice you have.
I made myself the promise that I cannot use the same title twice, so
I mark the titles that have been used. Finding haiku will get more
difficult the farther I go, but for now the choices are many so I probably
have some weeks/months to go before I run out of nice haiku.

If you start a ‘book title haiku series’ yourself, please let me know and
leave the link in a comment. I would love to see your take on it!

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OK… that was it.
I wish you all a happy weekend!
Go find a haiku!

 

Filed Under: art, booktitle haiku, Haiku Tagged With: book title haiku, book titles, Books, found poetry, haiku, Titles

Comments

  1. Riikka says

    November 23, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    I just love your book title haikus – and what an awesome way to do it, needs quite a bit prep work!

    Reply
  2. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    November 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    I love how you do that!!!! And you and my mother-in-law would get along soooooooooo well… she has an entire room dedicated to her books!!!!

    Reply
  3. Caatje says

    November 23, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Leuk zo’n blikje in de keuken van de boekenhaiku’s. Krijg bijna zin zelf mijn kasten langs te lopen … bijna…;-)

    Reply
  4. Delphyne says

    November 23, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    I love how you do this, Marit! I’m going to try it!

    Reply
  5. somepinkflowers says

    November 23, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    my attention smiled,
    Lady Chatterly’s Lover
    sits worn on my shelf …

    ♥

    Reply
  6. Carol says

    November 23, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    very creative way to do haiku ~ insightful ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^

    Reply
  7. Anthony North says

    November 23, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Cleverly done. My own bookcases are breaking at the seams.

    Reply
  8. Kim Mailhot says

    November 23, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    Love this haiku !!! Makes me smile to think of you loving perusing your books.
    Wishing you the sweetest of weekend, Amazing One !
    xoxo

    Reply
  9. Laura Hegfield says

    November 23, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    wow, what a fascinating process!

    Reply
  10. Lea says

    November 23, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    Books. Sometimes I feel like I live in a library… I love it though, the feel of leather, the bindings, the lettering, the stories and facts, a secret until you crack it open… and now you have given those many titles a whole new purpose for being. I can’t quite do that with my kindle… XOXOXO

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  11. WabiSabi says

    November 23, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    I love the idea of ‘found’ poems and haiku seems the perfect way to go with these. I am going to look at my bookcase today for inspiration! Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
  12. Magical Mystical Teacher says

    November 24, 2012 at 1:07 am

    Wonder of wonders: Your book title haiku works in Dutch and English!

    Desert Monk

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  13. Grace says

    November 24, 2012 at 3:03 am

    What a fun process ~ I am afraid our books are now in boxes as we have e-books now ~ Have a good weekend ~

    Reply
  14. gemma says

    November 24, 2012 at 3:29 am

    Just LOVE your haiku’s. They help me add to my reading list.
    xx

    Reply
  15. rebecca says

    November 24, 2012 at 5:00 am

    although i had never thought of using book titles i do have a hand carved wooden box. when i notice something written in my mind, or paper…5 or 7 syllables i write it on a recipe card. this way the writing is all mine. yet i draw from the cards and reassemble them, 5-7-5 and find that i compose something more profound, more of a surprise to ones naturally way of thinking and pairing, even though i am using all my words..when the verses exist and then the “marriage” is arranged.

    love your idea and how we are working on a similar haiku path!

    quite similar and truly

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  16. Mark M. Redfearn says

    November 24, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    You could do book title haiku in the library too, although the librarians might wonder what you were up to!

    Birches Haiku

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  17. Mark M. Redfearn says

    November 24, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    I just noticed Rebecca’s comment about the “arranged marriages” over which she officiates. What a delight!

    Reply
  18. Stephanie says

    November 25, 2012 at 7:51 pm

    Your library is so lovely…and your book haiku is such a create way to remember favorite reads!!

    Reply
  19. Jenneke says

    November 25, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    Wat een origineel idee, Marit! En ik zie dat je nog steeds je rode brilletje hebt 😉 Goed zeg! Bij mij is ie al laaaaang kapot!

    XXXJenneke

    Reply

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