poem, poetry C: Cinquain Posted by ipsyb on April 3, 2018April 2, 2018 Cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables 2, 4, 6, 8 and 2 in five lines. Bitter-sweet Are memories I gather, my soul feeds Drumming at walls I have built, now Weakened. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...
ipsita banerjee 
There’s power in the stark minimalism of syllables building up to 8and then suddenly returning to 2.
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Yes. And I had fun doing this.
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I use Cinquains with my students for all the reasons you mentioned. They’re a nice entre into writing poetry.
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you wrote with a fluid flow. love this. and im doing an a to z of forms too! yay!
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Thank you! Will drop by soon.
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sure!
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