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The Cinqku
by Denis M. Garrison
buriedfive cold yearsbut never gone—our bedroom's fragrant withher scentCinqku #1 by Denis M. Garrison
Prosody for the Cinqku – May 2005.
DEFINITION: The “cinqku” is a new tanka analogue; a seventeen syllable cinquain thatassimilates as much as possible from the Japanese haiku and tanka traditions into the Englishpoetic tradition. A primary concern for the cinqku is the effective use of the line break.Cinqku is a cinquain form of tanka, one that is a closer analogue to tanka than is theAmerican Cinquain (Crapseian) and that maximizes the utility of the line break technique.A cinqku is a cinquain with:
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a strict syllable count (2,3,4,6,2) making 17 syllables on 5 lines
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no title
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tanka style free diction and syntax
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no metrical requirement
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a turn that may be similar to kireji or a cinquain turn.Single cinqku generally are not titled however a poem consisting of several cinqku maybe titled. Linked sequences are excellent natural forms for cinqku.
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Sample Cinqku
#2my son’sfirst haircut,so fine his locks—footpath pink with driftingpetals#3moonlitriversidewet mossy stones—she left at night withoutone word#4motherpours her tea,missing her cup—the teapot’s glaze is crazedwith age
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Gone
(#s 5, 6, 7)#5 (Gone #1)salt scentocean air—cliff-side cabindoor swings slowly withouta sound#6 (Gone #2)fire-rosecloud fanned outon twilight sky,low moaning tide—your lastletter#7 (Gone #3)far off Chevroletspeeding inland—from exhaust and windowsmoke trails_ _ _
Turnpike Toll
(#s 8-14)#8 (Turnpike Toll # 1)Late nighton duty—the call comes in:a van has crashed; rescueneeded.#9 (Turnpike Toll # 2)Quick driveto the scene;endless, it seems—EMTs in the back prepare.
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