The American Cinquain

By Sandy White

In the early 1900s, Adelaide Crapsey invented a five-line short form of poetry now known as the American Cinquain, based partially on her study of Cherokee incantations.

Most readers of short forms are familiar with Japanese Haiku and Tonka, but few are familiar with Adelaide's home-grown American Cinquain.

DEFINITION

Cinquain:

story told in

twenty-two syllables,

five lines of 2-4-6-8-2.

That's it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FP4H8Q7Z
• ISBN13: 9798899901386
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"