POETRY BOOK COVERS
In turbulent times, people seek understanding, and poetry offers a guide through emotional, political and societal chaos. As more people write and publish their poetry, either independently or through traditional book publishing, you want your collection to stand out with a beautiful and memorable book cover.
Social media has led a resurgence of poetry around the world. Top book selling sites list thousands of titles, with contemporary and classics both making best selling lists.
Poetry is as vast and varied as the multiple peoples and cultures creating it since the earliest spoken words. If prose likens to everyday speech, poetry echoes prayers, songs and magic.
According to Wikipedia, laughter “is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system,” while according to an anonymous poet:
A laugh is just like sunshine,
It freshens all the day.
It tips the peak of life with light
And drives the clouds away.
Whereas Wikipedia presents information sans emotion, appealing to the intellect, the words stripped of sentiment and bias, poetry moves our emotions through language, form, imagery and various formats, i.e., Japanese haiku is commonly structured as a three-line poem, with five-syllable first and third lines sandwiching a seven-syllable second line (for 17 total syllables). In contrast, The Mahābhārata, attributed to Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa), runs 200,000 single-line verses!
Our simple 3 stage design process
Getting your poetry book cover designed is not meant to be a stressful experience. You’ll be guided through our three stages of the design process. No need for any prior experience publishing a book.
Step 1: Pre-design process
Select one of our premium services or packages, then answer easy questions to assist our team in creating the best possible cover for your poetry book.
Step 2: Design process
In approximately 10 working days after receiving your order, we’ll present three different cover concepts, then request feedback. Note: expect a 5-10 day turn-around time between revision requests. Two to three revisions are standard, however, we will keep revising until you’re happy with the design.
Step 3: Production process
When you’ve approved and signed off on the final cover design we’ll get your cover to the final stage: Publishing!
After delivering the files, our team will be available to assist you and answer any questions you may have during the production process.
Poetry’s universal reach demands a cover that conveys theme and narrative through imagery and color
Whether an epic, a sonnet, free verse or ode, your poetry book cover is your most important sales driver and a critical marketing and branding tool. The Coverkitchen design team will work closely with you to translate your vision and artistry into a unique and original concept.
Modern poetry needs modern design
Like jazz, modern poetry can redefine form untethered to verse or rhyme or any limiting factor. Coverkitchen understands that thinking and designs are outside of traditional impositions. For Lines Spark Code, a collection of established and emerging Singapore poets, The Coverkitchen chefs created a specially designed a disposable jacket while underneath the book cover can be customized by filling in selected dots.
Typography that matches your style
Typography plays a critical role in book cover design. Typefaces and fonts communicate narrative, express mood and touch upon emotion. For Tongue Twisters for Terrible People, Bud Rose’s bawdy collection of very adult and alliterative verses, the Coverkitchen chefs created a crude hand-crafted type (to complement the lurid image) that expresses the vulgarity between the covers.
We’ve got you covered…
Our design team excels in typography, color psychology and imagery (photography, hand-created or computer-generated illustrations and 3D imagery) and will create your perfect and unique book cover. We work closely with authors and publishers to create original designs! Your cover is not finished until you sign off on it. Our team is highly trained and experienced, and we love what we do. Our chefs create masterpieces, not fast food - and there’s never a hidden cost or surprise!