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 ...

WHEN & WHERE: Submit it to BPR@WGBH.ORG by Monday, April 29, and put ACROSTIC in the subject line. We’ll read the top submissions on Monday, May 13. Write down the letters of your town name in a ...

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).

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Winners of the 2017 Annie’s Lost Acrostic Poetry contest, sponsored by the Bidwell Mansion Association, are pictured at Bidwell Mansion. They are from left, Audrey Schwartz, Adrienne Glatz, ...