Prompts for February 2010
Posted by Amias on Monday, February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
Dear Poets; old and new,
These prompts are about voices; your voice, the voices of your families, your country, our nations and the voices of the universe. Individually these voices are lost to the whim of fate, together they will build a wall of hope for us and the world we co-exist in. It’s time to get serious; it’s time to take what we have learned about communication and use it to reach out, not only to each other, but everyone that will be reading our first Anthology. Let’s rock this joint!
Limit 1 submission per prompt. NO PHOTO ALLOWED, NO EXCEPTION! No punctuation marks at the end of the line, please! If your BLOG IS LOCKED, when you link your submission, email it to acrosticonly@gmail.com. If you are going to link your acrostic poetry here, make sure to link Acrostic Only at the bottom of your poem on your blog.
(If you find the limitation of words per line a little to challenging, go over to Acrostic Short Stories. For each prompt listed here, you are invited to do an acrostic story, but you must link it at the Acrostic Only Short Story Hub!)
Each prompt MUST have four (4) words per line! Take your time, put your best efforts in each piece, all of these are for the Anthology!
Prompt 1 – MY FAMILY
Prompt 2 – SISTERHOOD
Prompt 3 – BROTHERHOOD
Prompt 4 – MY COUNTRY
Prompt 5 – OUR LAND
Prompt 6 – UNITED NATIONS
Prompt 7 – DIVIDED WE FALL
Prompt 8 – TOGETHER WE STAND
Prompt 9 – COMETS
Prompt 10 – RAINBOWS
Prompt 11 – PHOENIX
Prompt 12 – NEW DAWN
Prompt 13 – Acrostic Short Story: (Click here for Short Story Prompts)
Prompts for January 2010
Posted by Amias on Friday, January 1, 2010 | 5 Comments
Limit 1 submission per prompt. If the definition of the word is not included in the acrostic and the instructions are not followed, then it is not an Acrostic, it’s just another poem and will not be considered for inclusion in the Acrostic Only Anthology. NO PHOTO ALLOWED, NO EXCEPTION! Click on the word to read the definition of the prompt. No punctuation marks at the end of the line, please! If your BLOG IS LOCKED, when you link your submission, email it to acrosticonly@gmail.com. The "Award System" has changed for 2010, click HERE for information. If you are going to link your acrostic poem here, make sure to link Acrostic Only at the bottom of your poem on your blog.
(If you find the limitation of words per line a little to challenging, go over to Acrostic Short Stories. For each prompt listed here, you are invited to do an acrostic story, but you must link it at the Acrostic Only Short Story Hub!)
Prompt 1 - Single Word: REALITY (2 words per line)
Prompt 2 - Two Words: NEW YEAR (2 words per line)
Prompt 3 – Phrase: TURN A BLIND EYE (3 words per line)
Prompt 4 – Slang: OUT LIKE A LIGHT (3 words per line)
Prompt 5 – Acrostic Limerick: FACES
(Limerick Form - a limerick is defined as “a light humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy verse of 5 anapestic lines usually with the rhyme scheme aabba”. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have 7 to 10 syllables and the last words rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have 5 to 7 syllables and the last words rhyme.)
Prompt 6 – Humor: VOICES (3 words per line)
Prompt 7 – Humanity: COMPASSION (3 words per line)
Prompt 8 – Nature: SUMMER RAIN (3 words per line)
Prompt 9 – Children’s Corner: EEYORE (A character from Winnie the Pooh. Write an acrostic on his personality. 3 words per line)
Prompt 10 – Senior Living: GROWING OLD (3 words per line)
Prompt 11 – Appreciation: GRANDPARENTS (3 words per line)
Prompt 12 – Global Warning: GLACIER (3 words per line)
Prompt 13 – Acrostic Short Story: (Click HERE for Short Story Prompts)
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