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An Acrostic or Name Poem is a poem in which the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title.

Schematic Example:

L1xxx.
L2xxx.
L3xxx.
L4xxx.
L5xxx.
L6xxx.
L7xxx.

Where L1 through L7, and so forth, would represent the successive letters of the keyword or key phrase. xxx. represents the rest of the letters of the first word of the line and succeeding words.

Example acrostic by Edgar Allen Poe An Acrostic Elizabeth it is in vain you say "Love not" — thou sayest it in so sweet a way: In vain those words from thee or L.E.L. Zantippe's talents had enforced so well: Ah! if that language from thy heart arise, Breath it less gently forth — and veil thine eyes. Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried To cure his love — was cured of all beside — His follie — pride — and passion — for he died. You will take notice that each 1st word of the poem combines to spell the word "Elizabeth"

The Acrostic Challenge
In my recent nomination of JPiC to the Writer's Digest "101 Best Websites" I stated the following: "One section in particular that I'm extremely proud of is our Poetry-Defined sub-forum. JPiC Forum has become a labor of love for me and I am excited about this nomination - as I'm sure you can tell..."

The Challenge is to write a 19-line acrostic poem. The title of the poem should be JPiC Forum For Writers. The content of the poem should not be overtly about JPiC Forum, but should be how and why poetry in general is a labor of love for you personally.


Stipulations:

• The title JPiC Forum SHOULD NOT be used in your poem, other than the title.
  
  
• Derivatives of the word "poetry" must appear at least a total of 4 times within the contents of your acrostic poem. Examples:
  
  • Poets
  • Poem
  • Poeting
  • Poesy
  • Poetic etc...
  
  
• The following phrases must be used within the writing:
  • Purple colour
  • Loving quill
  • Community endeavor
  • Phenomenal champagne
  • Emotion sway

This should be an interestingly fun experience to challenge your creativity, spontaneity and wit AND all without being overtly "cheesy" ---- The object of course is to get those creative juices flowing! ALSO JPiC Administrator may quote some of the poems in a future newsletter and/or promotional invitation. So get your creativity on, Enjoy AND Happy posting!

Jacquii.

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ALSO - if you haven't done so thus far and feel the need... We sure would appreciate your nomination for the Writer's Digest "101 Best Web sites" 2007. More information about nominating may be found HERE.

JPIC Forum For Writers

J'adore vous, I say to thee
Poems rhyming in counts of 3
I write here with loving quill
Caught in emotions, swaying till -

For this I say unto my crowd
On this day we shall all stand proud
Rest well in knowing we all endure
Unto this our town's poetic soul-
More unto community endeavors.

Feeling now my words you see
On this most fantastic worded eve
Real skies in purple colors sway...

We drink phenomenal champaigne
Riposte our fencing poetry again
I'm lost inside the dancing words
Taught by dreams unseen, unheard
E're more we move and dance and sway
Reality can now fade away
Stop. Poetic Silence. Again we play.

NICE! SEALIAH - you continue to have such beautiful responses to the Creativity challenges --- Someone wrote me a Private Message earlier: "What a load of crap, couldn't anyone think up a better challenge than this?" I kinda wished I'd waited for them to participate in the thread before banning - If he'd read your poem - I think he'd now agree that possibly not so bad a challenge for the Poet...

Thanx for the eloquent poem SEALIAH
Makes for a wonderful read!

JAcquii.

Aww, Ms Jacquii... thanks.

JPIC FORUM FOR WRITERS

I had to really do some serious thinking on this one, goodness gracious ... it was touch, but it was fun. Here's my contribution to the Acrostic Challenge #13

Toasting My Life With Words

Just when I think of something to write
Poems of love storm my mind,
I think of my parents, my hubby, the kids
Creating memories of moments we find.

For every word written of a loving quill
Outdates and reminds us of how poets feel,
Replacing the words, "emotion sway"
Under no circumstances is it done today,
Mimicking it does with an undaunting will.

For now I have settled for some poetic justice
Only those that I know might understand
Remember my wishes and please take my hand.

Will I always have to see the purple colour
Reminding me of the Lupus I dread?
I'd like to drink a phenomenal champagne
To toast all the fears gone unsaid,
Everyone is involved in our community endeaver
Removing my poems of fears that I'll ever leave her
So now I will go but there's much more to be said.

Linda May Spivey~Bjorklund
5 June 2007

Thankyou Tee.

JPiC Forum

Jacquii Cooke's loving quill
put many writers together.
Inspired writers,
conspiring in a community endeavor.

For the advancement
of the art and artists.
Rhymesters and writers,
unlike any others, using
meter and poetical phrasing.

For the spirit of the poet
Often is like phenomenal champagne,
Robust and bubbly, causing emotional sway.

We, the poets, we need
respect and recognition from our peers.
Indeed, we find all that we need
Through this forum of poetic friends.
Empathy, aid and inspiration,
Rewards for purple colored poems -
Satisfaction.

Wow! after reading all of the ones above, I wasn't sure if I should post this or not!
Great Work, Everyone!
I'd say this challenge was well met!
- Tree.