How to Write an Initial Poem

An initial poem is also called an acrostic poem. You can use this type of poem as an ice breaker in a meeting or with friends just for fun. It's a creative poem that uses the initials of people's names to describe the person. Follow these tips to write an initial poem.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Take the name that you want to use in your poem. You can use a first and last name or a full name including the middle name. The more names you use, the more lines you will need to write for your poem.

2. Use capital letters for the initials and use a different color of ink for the initials than what you would use to write the rest of the poem. You want the initials to stand out vertically on the page. Make each first letter bold so you can see it.

3. Write something about the owner of the initials using each letter as the basis for the first sentence. You can write in rhyme or sentence style but remember this is a poem and not prose.

4. Describe the person accurately or with humor. You want the poem to represent the person and leave an impression of the person described.

5. Expand your poem to use a whole name as an option to simply using initials. Write the whole name down the left side of the page with one letter under the other. Use the first letter in each row to write a poem about the person, describing who he is.

Tips & Warnings

• Make the poem more interesting by using different colors of ink for each beginning letter. You can make it look artistic and fun by using different fonts.