In Cinq

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

One of the quirkier poetry projects I’ve run across, In Cinq invites readers to snap a self-portrait, write an identity cinquain and post it for the world to see. The in cinqs are fun to read, and contemplating the differences between the images presented in illustration and in words can be engrossing. Here’s the guidelines from In Cinq:

You’ve snapped the self portraits. Now snap yourself a self poem. Reveal yourself in a 9-word cinquain.

1st line: one word that represents you

2nd line: two words that describe you

3rd line: three words that show you

4th line: two words that express you

5th line: the essence of you, in one word

Also share your:

Gender, age, location.
Examples: “guy, 28, third floor corner cubicle”; “girl, 19, Boston.”

Link to a photo or illustration.
No standard yearbook shots, please (browse cinqpics for inspiration).
Your pict will be sized to 306 pix-width, and may be cropped (this is
rare).

Website or blog url. Optional, if you want your self portrait linked back to you.

Go on then. Show the world what you look like in cinq.

Check it out and leave your own in cinq.

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