Cinqku Definition | What is Cinqku? - PoetrySoup
Definition
Cinqku: invented by Denis Garrison as a closer analogue to haiku than the American Cinquain (Adelaide Crapsey), minimizing the utility of the line break technique. Cinqku follows a strict 17 syllable count arranged in five successive lines of 2-3-4-6-2 syllables. No title is used for single verse cinqku poems which are written in haiku- style free diction and syntax with no metrical requirement; a turn is used that may be similar to kireji in haiku or cinquain. Sequence, crown, and mirror, cinqku may be titled.
Example
Trish Shields, CA
Friday:
work week done.
Expectant kids
want it to last—too bad:
Monday
wasted
years with him
buried alive
but digging my way out
reclaimed
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