NEW FORM EVERY WEEK
NEW PROMPT EVERY DAY
SUBMIT YOUR POEM IN COMMENTS
Acrostic poetry is a unique form of expression that combines creativity, wordplay, and hidden messages within a structured format. In this type of poetry, the first letter of each line, when read vertically from top to bottom, forms a word or phrase that is typically related to the theme or subject of the poem. Acrostics can be found in various cultures and have been used throughout history as a means of conveying deeper meanings or conveying personal messages.
Rules of Acrostic Poetry:
Write an acrostic poem using the name of your favorite author.
Example acrostic
Wildlife and husbandry, writing from a
Hilltop farm
I’ve never seen the humor
That he does—yet he taught me
Everything is funny, happy, and bright
Form of the week: acrostic
Example List Poem
An unexpected murder mystery
All the lights go out
Colonel Mustard
With the candlestick
In the dining room
Form of the week: List Poem
Example List Poem
A positive Covid test
103 degrees, internally
Too much TV
The ninth steaming cup
of Eucalyptus Mint Tea
Form of the week: List Poem
Example List Poem
Ironic.
It’s smoke
from campfires, sure
but mostly from the puffs
of my father’s cigars
Form of the week: List Poem
Example List Poem
“Nostalgia is”
Quoting Spongebob in the back of the bus
Riding bikes in the driveway until your friend finishes their chores
Damming up the creek bed until a waterfall forms
Watching it all slip away
Form of the week: List Poem
Write a list poem that includes the most important factors in a friendship to you.
Example List Poem
Form of the week: List Poem
It is good to give thanks for the food that we have. Write a eulogy for the last thing you ate.
Example Elegiac Couplet:
Forgive me,
from backyard garden
to dinner table, your life
was not long, but it was green.
Form of the week: Elegiac Couplet
Example Elegiac Couplet:
Squirrels still quiver at the thought
of black labrador footsteps, running
Form of the week: Elegiac Couplet
Write a eulogy for a show that’s been canceled or finished its run.
Example Elegiac Couplet:
It’s time for Animaniacs,
rather, it’s time to bring it back
A dopamine hit, a blast from the past
It’s time for Animaniacs.
Form of the week: Elegiac Couplet
Sam Kilkenny and Corey Bryan started Poetry Is Pretentious to help others get into poetry by providing daily prompts that are interesting and easy to complete.
