Overview
"Beginning with ancient acrostic poetry, the information in this remarkable book shares the fascinating history of this poetic form. Michael Crolandās well chronicled details reveal how acrostics have woven through societyās history. This rewarding collection of poems is a welcome gift for spreading interest and delight in acrostics."Ā āAvis Harley, author of African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways
āThereās a first time for everything,ā 'they say, and that is apparently true for Michael Crolandās gathering of poems written in the venerable verse form called āacrostics.ā . . . Croland has treated the subject exhaustively in this interesting volume.'"Ā āLewis Turco, author of The Book of Forms
"Far from basic poetry, acrostics, the introduction notes, 'have an ancient history in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew' and transcend the constrained form. From Blackwellās three-line acrostic about the sun to Chiltonās lengthy poem about The Lordās Prayer, readers will savor poems on assorted subjects from both famous authors and unknown writers."Ā āLisa M. Bolt Simons, author ofĀ Acrostic Poems
"Aficionados of wordplay will delight in this long overdue compendium of an often undervalued art form, which also discusses its history and highlights, along with variations ancient and modern such as the hidden acrostics in Shakespeare, Joyce, and, not unexpectedly, Lewis Carroll."
āMark Burstein, president emeritus of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America
"Itās a poetic party on paper for Word Nerds like me, and a must-read for devotees of the form."Ā āBrian P. Cleary, author ofĀ Bow-Tie Pasta: Acrostic Poems
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