num_pages: 91
description: A compilation of 249 poems composed in a form of James Laughlin's devising first introduced in The Secret Room. A pentastich refers to a poem of five lines, without regard to metrics. This selection is of short-line compositions in natural voice cadence.
language: English
title: A Commonplace Book of Pentastichs: Poetry
titlecomplete: A Commonplace Book of Pentastichs: Poetry
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 6
publisher: New Directions