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
It’s easy to think about rhyming poetry in terms of art. Let’s try and break from the normal and imagine ordering food or drinks or something with a tanaga.
Example Tanaga:
“I’ll drink deep–gin and tonic
Now, this might seem ironic
The drink is so iconic
If you can, hold the tonic”
Form of the week: Tanaga
Try to use as many digits of Pi as you can. write about whatever you like.
If you don’t want to look it up, here are the first 50.
3 . 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 5 3 5 8 9 7 9 3 2 3 8 4 6 2 6 4 3 3 8 3 2 7 9 5 0 2 8 8 4 1 9 7 1 6 9 3 9 9 3 7 5 1 0
Form of the week: Piaku
It’s just what it sounds like. We eat, cook, buy, and love food every day. How could we not write a poem about it?
Example Piaku Poem
Lunch is just
A
Better breakfast
Form of the week: Piaku
Life is an amalgamation of the little things. Take a moment to appreciate some of them in a piaku.
Example Piaku Poem
Summer walks
with
the wind blowing
Form of the week: Piaku
Couldn’t do Pi week without making a few pie jokes. Let’s see your best pie-inspired piaku.
Example Piaku Poem
apple pie
is
my favorite
Form of the week: Piaku
It’s not typically the most inspirational activity, but if you look close enough, you might be surprised by what you come up with!
Example Piaku Poem
Bad traffic
Sucks
Lay on the horn
Form of the week: Piaku
We all have them, some worse than others. Channel your annoyances into art!
Example Piaku Poem
I hate the
Click
That a pen makes
Form of the week: Piaku
It happens to all of us. It happens to me a lot.
Example Piaku Poem
Lost wallet
Great
Cancel my cards
Form of the week: Piaku
What are your plans for Sunday?
Example Shadorma Poem
Sleeping in
Maybe take a hike
With the dog
And some friends
I don’t know, not much really
I’ll just be chilling
Form of the week: Shadorma
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.
