Bookshelf Poetry Challenge 002

If you're just joining us for the Bookshelf Poetry Challenge, welcome! The BPC sprung from an idea from Brain Pickings found on Pinterest and grew from there. Last week, we had 12 participants. Won't you join us this week?

For this week, the form is the same as last: free form, open topic. The rules are the same as well: only use books from your bookshelf. (No library books allowed.) Once you've created your poem, leave us a link in the Mister Linky box and a note in the comments section!

"The Toddler Years," by Lynn Daue

   What to expect
   the toddler years:
                             chaos,
   unholy war,
         fear and trembling.
            The days are just packed
        where the wild things are.
The next thing on my list?
      Baby proof.

(In case you're wondering, I stole the idea of lining up the poem's lines with the alignment on the book spines from De Jackson at WhimsyGizmo. I liked the way hers looked so much that I had to try it out!)

The Books

• What to Expect the Toddler Years, Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway B.S.N.
• Chaos: Making a New Science, James Gleick
• Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam, John L. Esposito
• Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard
• The Days are Just Packed, Bill Watterson
• Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
• The Next Thing on My List, Jill Smolinski
• Baby Proof, Emily Giffin

Next week, we'll take a break for Memorial Day in the U.S. The week after that, however, be prepared to bring your best haiku!


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