This month’s recipe is about how to write Acrostic Poems. Do you know what an acrostic poem is? Well, the word acrostic is formed from the Greek word acros (outermost) and stichos (line of poetry).

A Valentine’s Day acrostic poem is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while encouraging kids to get creative with words! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, this activity is an ...

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a word. The word is the subject of the poem. She really really likes stars. But this is no ordinary poem. This is an acrostic. So there is ...

In its third season, The Key Biscayne Poetry Share, led by island resident Debbie Wanninkhof, is focusing on gratitude.

Hiding an acrostic message in an otherwise ordinary resignation letter isn’t exactly the boldest way to express a political view, yet it’s proven surprisingly effective. It’s a trick that’s been tried ...

Brian P. Cleary, illus. by Andy Rowland. Lerner/Millbrook, $6.95 paper (32p) ISBN 978-1-4677-8107-7 Humorous acrostic poems are the focus of this addition to the Poetry Adventures series, following ...

An undergraduate at Tufts University discovered a previously unnoticed acrostic in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Per a new paper published in the journal Milton Quarterly, 2018 graduate Miranda Phaal ...