Make your cover. Draw a line an inch from the left edge of your cardboard with your ruler. Draw a second line a half inch to the left of the first. Cut a centimeter-thick strip and a one-inch strip from the cardboard following these lines. Attach the centimeter-thick strip to the inside surface of the first piece, making sure it's flat. Now attach the one-inch strip to the center of the centimeter-thick strip. Now write your poem on a sheet of paper and print it on regular paper. Fold the printed page in half to find your cover text. Unfold it and you will see that the poem is written in pencil on the back side of the cover! This is how you make a cover for a poem. You need a sheet of cardboard, a pencil, tape, and a pair of scissors. Start by drawing two lines an inch from the left edge of the cardboard with your ruler. Next, draw another line half an inch to the left of the first two. Finally, cut out two strips of cardboard: a centimeter-thick strip and a one-inch strip. Attach the centimeter-thick strip to the inside surface of the first piece of cardboard, making sure it's flat. Now, attach the one-inch strip to the middle of the centimeter-thick strip.