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Verse by Adelaide Crapsey by Adelaide Crapsey

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5.0

A book of beautiful short poems written by a poet who lived a short but beautiful life. The most poetic part is that the form she wrote in was one of her own invention, called a cinquain, which involves 5 lines of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables, respectively. The nice thing about that form is that it packs more punch than a haiku, but is short enough that even a dud doesn't waste much of your time.
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