30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 Forms
Cinquain – “sing-kane”
I’ve been creating cinquains almost daily for the past year with one of the more wonderful Twitter communities (courtesy of @AlexPriceWriter). All this time I’ve been pronouncing it “chin-qwain” – oops! It’s one of my go-to morning poetry warm-ups.
Five lines:
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
And, something else I didn’t know (according to Robert Lee Brewer) “poets have the freedom to add or subtract one syllable from each line.”
Patricia Franz writes picture books and poetry. She believes children, dogs, and sourdough have a lot to teach us about life, joy, and wonder. She has raised two boys, four dogs, and holds a master’s degree in Theology with a focus on children’s spirituality. Patricia, her husband, her Bernese Mountain dog, Bonny, and her sourdough starter split their time between the Arizona desert and the Sierra Nevada mountains. 