The stacked books meme
Thanks to this post by Susan at Crunchy Granola, I’ve discovered that there are lots of people stacking books so that their spines tell a story or form a poem, much like Nina Katchadourian’s very cool Sorted Books project. (And do check out all of those examples. Many of them made me sporfle.) So naturally, I couldn’t resist pulling some books off my own shelves and making a few of my own attempts:
Travels on foot
A sinister story
Three-course meal
History of the Library of Alexandria, summarized
What we talk about when we talk about love
Who else wants to play? It’s fun, I promise!
Dear Ms. Watson,
I write to thank you for this very helpful expression of a tension I have sensed as I acquaint myself with the new insurgency of the so-called “digital humanities.”
As you may know, I’ve recently embarked on an analysis of the movement in my New York Times column (not to say, blog) and the fourth essay in the series — http://bit.ly/H4Suf4 — makes reference to your participation in this “stacked books meme,” and what, for us all, it may portend.
Sincerely,
Stanley Fish