Acrostic Poem
Rajiv Anand | @WritersClub
Acrostic
Acrostics are words, names, or messages spelled out by particular letters in a series of lines.
The term acrostic comes from the Greek roots akro- meaning “outermost, tip,” and stích, “line” or “verse.” Most acrostics are formed by the first letter of each line, read vertically down the poem’s edge.
Although, acrostic as a poetic genre may be somewhat scorned, this clever form of wordplay has been used by such well-regarded authors as William Blake, Lewis Carroll, and John Milton.