Comments on: Stack poems.

Stack poems.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:21:45 -0800

Max Dohle's Stapelgedichten is a simple concept. Stack up some books, take a picture: a poem is born. Most are in Dutch, but there are some English ones as well.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:22:15 -0800

We blog Revolting librarians Everyware O Amor É Fodido Somehow doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:29:39 -0800

It's a cool idea but I must admit that it's hard for me to not read them as lists of book titles. That may be because I'm familiar with so many of the titles. (But, really, I don't know how good the poems could be anyway when the guy isn't even smart enough to write the bulk of his blog in English.)

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:30:48 -0800

I know someone who writes an endless amount of "deep" "poetry" that sounds just like this. I've always wanted to make a generator to poke fun at him, turns out I just need to visit my bookshelf.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:32:06 -0800

The one I clicked on was hard to read not just because of the ingrainedness of book titles but also because of the terrible glare. But I guess this isn't an art site where he might have spend months composing each entry only to ruin it with bad lighting.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:38:56 -0800

It's user-submitted, DU, if that wasn't immediately clear.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:40:40 -0800

*Ahem* Uh, hi... um, this is called "Books on a Shelf, From Right to Left": Snow crash Voice of the fire The death and life of Superman An underground education Fastfood nation Men of tomorrow Come and knock on our door Wild years Savage art. *Bows deeply*

By: quin

quin — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:46:51 -0800

Similar to this, from this thread last month.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:46:58 -0800

We can do this with MetaFilter titles: Don't go in the basement The man of the hole smell like Alan Moore's Swamp Thing

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:47:07 -0800

Ah, the dulcet tones of DU griping. What was MeFi like without them? Love the site, by the way, all kidding aside. It's a cool idea. I'm always trying to feel better about how many books I have by convincing myself that they have significant aesthetic value even piled up in the corner.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:51:20 -0800

Whee! All the books, magazines etc. piled on my desk and return are art! I am a poet! Who knew?

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:58:41 -0800

"Due Date 09 Aug 2007" Tales to astonish the writers. Invaders from the north, anarchy for the masses. Ghost town, no country for old men, you can't get there from here, Chip Kidd.

By: barchan

barchan — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:59:26 -0800

Oooh! Oooh! I want to play! Let's call this "Books on the Office Shelf, a Poem" (You have to add "a poem" to emphasize the depth.) The Earth Through Time Rivers and Floodplains Response to Sea Level Change Sedimentation in Volcanic Settings Carbonate Sedimentation and Diagenesis in the Evolving Precambrian World Palynomorph Preparation Procedures Currently Used in the Paleontology and Stratigraphy Laboratories, U.S. Geological Survey Sand hmmm That wasn't really deep art. Shoot.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:12:02 -0800

This one's titled Why Am I No Fun At Parties? p-adic Numbers Ultrametric calculus Mathematical Constants And here's a punchy little ditty for you, which I call Желтые свиньи, куда пошли? Differential Geometry, Vol. 1 Differential Geometry, Vol. 2 Differential Geometry, Vol. 3 Differential Geometry, Vol. 4 Differential Geometry, Vol. 5

By: Hicksu

Hicksu — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:16:50 -0800

Linux in a nutshell Mac OSX The Missing Manual Learning the VI Editor Essential Sharepoint

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:20:28 -0800

Wolfdog, for an English title, may I suggest: "Differential Geometry!" to heighten your factorial subtext. Though you'll find that it packs a lot more punch if you move the first line to the very end: Differential Geometry, Vol. 2 Differential Geometry, Vol. 3 Differential Geometry, Vol. 4 Differential Geometry, Vol. 5 Differential Geometry, Vol. 1 Lovely closure there.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:23:34 -0800

I feel I'm on the verge of discovering 118 other poems.

By: invitapriore

invitapriore — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:37:08 -0800

Country Cuzzins, Fisting Firemen 9. Debbie Does Dallas; oh shit. Forget you read this.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:43:17 -0800

invitapriore--WTF are you doing in my apartment?

By: invitapriore

invitapriore — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:50:47 -0800

Poetry!

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:02:38 -0800

I can't read some of them. Can someone who speaks Hollandaise translate for us Americans? kthxbye

By: JaredSeth

JaredSeth — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:03:23 -0800

The only 2 non-technical books on the work desk at the moment. New York Eats Stories of Your Life and Others I need to go home and rearrange my bookshelves.

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:16:39 -0800

derail I spent yesterday evening in a pub in NYC asking a bunch of English and Irish guys what language they spoke in their country (and trying to keep a straight face). It should make for interesting future MeFi threads /derail

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:24:14 -0800

Stapelgedichten Worst "Safe Word" ever!

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:30:12 -0800

I'm going to try this tonight. Stapelgedichten !

By: FunkyHelix

FunkyHelix — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:44:29 -0800

The housewife's desk: Writing My Life Stupid Sock Creatures Forever Odd The Creative License

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:45:52 -0800

New York Eats Stories of Your Life and Others That's the most profound couple of lines I've read all week.

By: CrayDrygu

CrayDrygu — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:11:12 -0800

I'm at work, so this isn't going to be a masterpiece. *ahem* Here goes... Programming Perl Canon Faxphone L170 Uline - Shipping Supply Specialists *bows* Thank you, thank you... (I think I'll try this again when I get home.)

By: nowonmai

nowonmai — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:32:05 -0800

Making The Right Moves At the Bench Drosophila: A Practical Approach The Making of A Fly Can't decide whether to stop there or add one last book and aim for worst limerick of the week: Acros Organics Reference Handbook of Fine Chemicals

By: spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints

spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:38:48 -0800

This reminds me of If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino.

By: lioness

lioness — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:25:17 -0800

Lovely idea! To be honest, I'm amazed no one thought of this before. I present to you: Cards on the Table Black Coffee Sparkling Cyanide Endless Night Postern of Fate

By: memexikon

memexikon — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:50:47 -0800

The Case of the Lost Objective (Case) Farmers of Forty Centuries Ecopoetics The word museum The pretended Asian From India to the Planet Mars Cultivating Sacred Space The Grape Grower Wines of the World Wines of the World

By: shelleycat

shelleycat — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:16:37 -0800

I have a 'public' bookshelf in my room with a subset of my books, only the nice ones with geek cred make it in there. In my head the resulting poem kind of falls into couplets Status Anxiety (a poem) JRR Tolkein Working the Wheel Sweets Java Man Mutants The Ancestors Tale Girlfriend in a Coma Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Birds

By: rhapsodie

rhapsodie — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:39:45 -0800

This was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. 1 foxfire the dark tower arc d'x indie fonts pandora's clock 10,000 dreams interpreted seven types of ambiguity 2 pure native son ancient shores time future a clash of kings the light fantastic 3 the moon men bikini planet an alien affair a matter for men war of the worlds the conquering sword of conan

By: hades

hades — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:01:52 -0800

Why People Believe Weird Things: Thought Contagion, Perpetual Motion. The Cure For All Diseases, Unexplained! Aha! Right Where You Are Sitting Now: Them. Rule By Secrecy, None Dare Call It Conspiracy. Everything Is Under Control.

By: sculpin

sculpin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:35:43 -0800

Imagine the angels of bread, Practical gods Cooking by hand A blessing of bread In the French kitchen garden. The wisdom of no escape: Wherever you go, there you are. I'm just here for the food.

By: sculpin

sculpin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:15:29 -0800

The truth: Gods and mortals Love fights.