PLEASE I NEED THIS I'LL GIVE YOU THE CROWN Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Found Poetry."
In a variation of cento poetry, the writer draws from famous poems but adds new language andnew ideas. The borrowed words become a modified acrostic, forming a message within the new poem.
Acrostic poetry suggests many possibilities. A variation of the acrostic is the Golden Shovel, a new form popularized by American poet Terrance Hayes.
Acrostic Poems and Golden ShovelsIn a variation of cento poetry, the writer draws from famous poems but adds new language and new ideas. The borrowed words become a modified acrostic, forming a message within the new poem. Acrostic poetry suggests many possibilities.
