A Misspelled Portrait

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About the book

A Misspelled Portrait is a collection of acrostic poems, tackling themes ranging from war to pop-culture. It aims to alleviate the recognition towards acrostic poetry, and shed new light on how it can be perceived. With regards to the common perception of acrostic poetry being centralised around limericks for children, a greater delving into its craft has been ignored. Thus, this manuscript comprises around 100 acrostic poems, experimenting with varying literary techniques within. Be it challenging a perspective around Reichenbach Falls in Sherlock Holmes or talking about the Nanjing Massacre; the manuscript has highlighted these themes under it’s umbrella being acrostic. One of the few poetry-collections to be solely immersed in acrostic poems, especially one of those tackling a wide range of themes, by intertwining the reader’s thought’s with the collection’s message, A Misspelled Portrait aims to project a portrait of the elegance of acrostics and the significance of the themes in the reader’s mind.

About the author

Devarya Singhania is a student currently studying in The International School Bangalore, subsequently he has a genuine interest for poetry. He chose to start writing as it aided him in exemplifying his poetic adore. He is of a strong opinion which regards with the idea of his generation being solely responsible for the future, which in his belief is the time-period after the next five years. He further condemns the lack of empathy which exists in the society today. Due to his opinion about his generation being responsible for the future, he is striving to engage his peers with his opinions and trying to amplify his concern. He stands as an immense fan of William Shakespeare, Fredrick Nietzsche, and Lao Tzu, to name a few. He also enjoys watching India play cricket, only when he is able to advise behind the diminutive screen. He would gladly stop in the hallway to strike a conversation about religion, politics, cricket or simply to brag about his music taste. On a typical afternoon, you could find him gazing at his laptop screen, randomly dancing or simply losing himself in lyrics of songs as if he were the person singing.