Writing Without the Me #13

Exercise #37 Acrostics

A short exercise this week since last week’s was so late. Plus, I’m already a few entries behind in this project, which was definitely a good idea and certainly not the result of a poorly considered plan.

I added a twist to my acrostic poem because it felt like it’d be easier than rhyming and I wanted to do a little something extra. It seems like the goal of this style is more about being clever than producing a good poem anyway. Even the author of the sourcebook herself uses one she considers bad as an example. You can see for yourself in the picture below while I simultaneously set your expectations for mine.

At least now you know what an acrostic is.

Those that twist

Within who we—

“Innocently!” I interject—

Torture think they’re

Today’s thoughtful tastemakers.

Enragement equals engagement.

Ravage, rinse, retweet.

I think any poem about Twitter is almost automatically going to sound a little silly. But I’m not going to write a thing and then turn around and criticize it all in one post. Feel free to do the critiquing for me and/or share your own work below in the comments!