Poets write about the world in a special way.

They want to share the beauty and joy of life.

You can be a poet, too.

Just remember these three points:

1. A good poet observes things carefully.  

When you were going to school this morning,

what did you notice?

Many poets write about the things they see around them.

2. A good poet has a good imagination.

When you imagine.

you create something in your mind.

Then, when you write about it,

others can enjoy your imagination, too!

3. A good poet knows how to describe things.

How does something look, smell, or feel?

Does it make a sound? 

Writing about these things  can make a poem interesting. 

There are many different kinds of poems.

Here are three examples that you can try right away.

They are fun to write and fun to read.

Try them, and you can become a poet, too.

Acrostic Acrostic is pronounced ah-cross-stick. 

An acrostic poem uses all the letters  of the topic word to describe the topic. 

How to write an acrostic poem:

Find one topic word that is interesting to YOU.

Write the word vertically (up and down).

Use each letter as the beginning of a new word.

The new words should tell us something about the topic word.

They don't have to be rhyming words.

Here's an example of an acrostic  poem

using the topic word "Hawaii"

Hot

Aloha

Wave

Angelfish

Interesting

Island

Cinguain

A cinguain poem has five lines.

How to write a Cinquain poem:

Line 1: One noun for the topic the ward

Line 2: Two adiectives that describe the topic word 

Line 3: Three action verbs that end in -ing

Line 4: A sentence about the topic word.

Line 5: One new noun that is similar to the topic word. 

Snow

Cold, silent

Falling,dancing, glittering

Tiny snowflakes kiss my nose

Crystals

Haiku

Haiku comes from Japan.

Haiku poems use an exact number of syllables in each line.

Haiku poems are often about nature

and one of the four seasons.

How to write a haiku poem:

Line 1: Use five syllables

Line 2: Use seven syllables

Line 3: Use five syllables

Summer sings hello

A robin hops through the grass

Looking for a worm

Remember to choose a topic that interests you,

and carefully choose your words.

Have fun sharing your poems!