I maintain this site for children to learn about and share their acrostic poems with other children.

Does any one realize all the ; Ridiculous things ; Actors and actresses ; ... Eerie stories and poems; Decorate our imagination. Both; Good and evil; Are challanged along with; Reality.

Acrostic poems are easy and fun to write. Capital letters are always at the beginning of a new line. Reading and rereading help to find the best words.

These poems were written by Kathy Druesedow's (TX) Brownie troup, ages 6- 8. ... ; ~ More Acrostic Poems ~; ... Our Name Poems

Acrostic Poems; Acrostic poems are simple poems in which each the first letter of each line forms a word or phrase (vertically).

How to Write Acrostic Poems ... Acrostic poems are easy to write, and some of the easiest acrostic poems use names. Try this exercise: Write your name vertically on a piece of paper or type it

I've never been all that impressed by most acrostic poems offered as examples in poetry workbooks because they're usually so boring. They often are based on a child's name.

The following poems are examples of acrostic poems written in this format. The students used AppleWorks to compose their poems.

In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. An acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem.

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