It\u2019s wonderful how, throughout my writing career, I am learning new ideas and tips and gaining knowledge of exciting, inspirational ways to nurture my creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, I found out about cinquain poetry. It is similar to haiku and tanka, but it has five lines. It can be written about anything you like, with an emphasis on the syllable sounds of the words. It was invented by Adelaide Crapsey<\/a>, an American poet, in the nineteenth century. The cinquain form has been used in other ways by Raymond Luber (1976) who adopted it for use in therapeutic work and bibliotherapy. He used the following format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Content\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Length<\/p>\n\n\n\n Line 1 \u2013 noun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 1 word<\/p>\n\n\n\n Line 2 \u2013 Describes the title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n Line 3 \u2013 Action words or phrased about the title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n Line 4 \u2013 A feeling about the title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n Line 5 \u2013 Refers to the title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 word<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can of course be adapted for writing for wellbeing and\/or creative writing. I had a go at doing this very quickly for fun. The following two poems are the result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n April, May<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buds are opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n With sun, showers, birdsong<\/p>\n\n\n\n Light.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our life-blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n Digging, sowing, planting<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seeds, growing, birth, death,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grounding.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n As you can see, this is very simple, just writing what came to me as I was preparing my \u201cPlanting the heart\u2019s inner garden\u201d workshop. It has given me wonderful prompts for writing. Cinquain poetry can work as a prompt to assist me in my fiction writing too when I\u2019m brainstorming as I can use nouns of any given subject or situation I want to write about. Not tried it in that context yet but may well do and see what happens! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Luber, Raymond (1976) in Hynes and Hynes-Berry, (eds.), Biblio\/Poetry Therapy: The Interactive Process, A Handbook<\/em>., Third Edition, (2012), North Star Press, USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s wonderful how, throughout my writing career, I am learning new ideas and tips and gaining knowledge of exciting, inspirational ways to nurture my creativity. Recently, I found out about cinquain poetry. It is similar to haiku and tanka, but it has five lines. 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