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
Write a eulogy for a toy you had as a kid. Or a blanky or a stuffed animal companion.
Example Elegiac Couplet:
“building (& destroying) lego houses”
Another brick, another log
slotted into familiar joints
Built in one long afternoon
Tumbled with one short push
Form of the week: Elegiac Couplet
Write an Elegiac Couplet for your favorite artist.
Example Elegiac Couplet:
“for Vermeer”
Shadows gather in corners of living rooms
Tablecloths flowing like paint from a brush
Tears pool and threaten to fall—
another drop on the canvas
Form of the week: Elegiac Couplet
You’re going through a rebellious phase. What are you writing on the bathroom wall? or on the commuter train?
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
Please call
Your mom
Form of the week: Symmetrical Couplet
Describe your hobby in a mysterious way. Are you a woodworker? Try…
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
Everyday I try not
to cut off fingers
Form of the week: Symmetrical Couplet
Write your symmetrical couplet about something you do or look forward to every week.
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
Every week I look forward to cheating on my diet
But only Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Form of the week: Symmetrical Couplet
Personify inanimate objects. What kind of personality does your desk have? Channel your Brave Little Toaster.
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
Googly eyed stapler
Eat my paper
Form of the week: Symmetrical Couplet
Contradict yourself in the same sentence.
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
I’m a big fan of literature
I read my Twitter feed everyday
Form of the week: Symmetrical Couplet
Write a poem that sounds like a line out of a Dr. Seuss book.
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
The Borfat barfs a mighty booger
into my coffee, tastes like sugar!
Form of the week: Symmetrical Couplet
Flex your poetry muscles. Describe something, then do it again in a different way.
Example Symmetrical Couplet:
“Grandma is in town”
the welcome scent of huckleberry jam,
steam rising from a whining kettle
Form of the week: Symmetrical 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.
