~ The Poet's Place Cafe~

The Oddquain, conceived by Glenda L. Hand, has seventeen syllables, like the Japanese Haiku, but divided into five lines with syllables distributed 1, 3, 5, 7, 1, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/oddquain.html

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1195-forms-unique-to-shadow-poetry/#odd

http://www.rainbowcommunications.org/velvet/forms/Oddquain.pdf

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "