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HomeWords: A Project of the Poet Laureate of Kansas
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In this last month of HomeWords, we’re printing longer cinquain sequences that approach the theme of home. These connected cinquains were submitted by gifted poets statewide. The cinquain is a tiny—some would say confining!—form, just 22 syllables arranged among 5 lines: 2/4/6/8/2.