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: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email 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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