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Cinqku the Form

re-poet inspired by Constance contest light frost whitens the frozen verge- inert below,summer awaits A cinqku is an 'English language 'version of a tanka with 17 syllables 2;3;4;6;2 no title and last two(or three) lines being a surprise/comment on the first three lines ie as in he American Cinquain of Adelaide Crapsey.Cinqku was created by American poet Denis Garrison

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