An Acrostic Poem tells its readers about the title word.
It takes the letters of the title and uses that letter as the first letter of each line.
Another name for an Acrostic poem is Name Poem.
My example of an Acrostic/Name Poem
(a very bad example – but one nonetheless)
Joanne
Joanne is a writer
obsessed with the word,
adding one to the other
nonsensically building bridges
not traversed before through the
English language
(C) Jo Bryant 2011
Other examples of acrostic poetry are:
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I was born in the land of Banjo Paterson, gum trees, and weather extremes.
I am a freelance photographer. I love to make images that make people happy. To capture forever a precious moment.
I am also a freelance writer/editor.
I live in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, but still like to claim my Australian heritage.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Communications in 2008.
I am writing my first novel.
I love to write poetry, short stories, and also write for the web.
And there is nothing that is on a par with a sunny summer's day spent at Waihi Beach.
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Hi, Joanne. LOL Great poem. I’ve learned something today about Acrostic Poems Thanks for visiting my blog. 🙂
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Thanks Shelley – I enjoy it immensely. The photos are amazing – and great because they are so close to home. 🙂
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Do like your example. It is a clear example of what is required. WEll done.
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Very kind words from one of my favourite poets. 🙂
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and you say this poem is a bad example!!!!it is wonderful 🙂 and so informative!! maybe now i will try an acrostic poem too… it sounds fun 🙂
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They are a lot of fun. Enjoy giving it a go
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