Cendrine Marrouat

Cendrine Marrouat (pronounced as “san-drEEn mar-wah”) is a poet, photographer, the founder of PoArtMo Collective, and the co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms and PoArtMo. She has authored and co-authored more than 30 books, including *Songs in Our Paths: Haiku & Photography* (2020-2021), *Seizing the Bygone Light: A Tribute to Early Photography* (2021), *Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku* (2020), *Walks: A Collection of Haiku* (2019-2020), and *In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play* (2018). Her new book, titled *After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine* will be released in September 2021.

Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications, including *Synkroniciti Magazine*, *On Landscape*, *Real Creative Magazine*, *Spillwords, Sweet Deluge, Life Pixel*, *Still Waters Run Deep* (Lovely Silks Publishing, 2016), and *eight cuts*. She is the creator of the Sixku, Flashku, and Reminigram; as well as the co-creator of the Kindku and Pareiku.

Cendrine lives in Winnipeg, Canada.

## Early Life

Cendrine was born and raised in Toulouse, France, and moved to Canada, in 2003. She holds a bachelor's degree in English-to-French translation.

## Career

Cendrine has experience in many fields. In her 18 years career, she has worked as a translator, French instructor to adults, social media coach and trainer, content creator, content curator, art reviewer, digital journalist, professional blogger, photographer, poet, and budding playwright. She spent eight years helping indie artists, small business owners and entrepreneurs to leverage the power of online relationships and become strong and trusted brands.

## Inspiration

Cendrine's literary inspirations include Kahlil Gibran and Alphonse de Lamartine.

## Artistic Forms

### The Sixku

The Sixku (pronounce ‘sis-ku’) is a six-word, untitled poem based on the haiku. Each piece must be inspired by a photograph.

A reference to nature is encouraged. Three mandatory lines:

* Line 1 = idea 1 (one or two word(s))
* Line 2 = idea 2 (two or three words)
* Line 3 = twist, surprise (remaining words)

Complete sentences and punctuation are optional and the use of the past tense is allowed.

### The Kindku

The Kindku is a 7-line poem that follows the 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 **or** 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 syllable pattern.

The Kindku must include seven words that are taken from one specific source — a poem, a book, a newspaper article, etc. Those must be used in the order they were found. Their placement also depends on the line:

* Lines 1 / 3 / 5 start with words 1 / 3 / 5
* Lines 2 / 4 / 6 end with words 2 / 4 / 6
* Line 7 starts or ends with word 7

Kindku poems can have titles and punctuation. No matter the topic covered, they must sport a positive tone.

### The Pareiku

The Pareiku is an art form in which a short poem links together as one two seemingly unrelated images.

Rules:

* 19 syllables - 7/5/7 syllable pattern.
* Title mandatory
* Punctuation optional.
* Images can feature different types of visual art. However, permission to use and credits are mandatory.

### The Flashku

The Flashku is a short piece of flash fiction (50-100 words) that borrows from the Sixku, Kindku, and Haiku.

Rules:

* 7 words must be taken from another piece (credits mandatory)
* Inspired by an image (permission and credits mandatory)
* Minimal descriptions
* Climax at about 80% through the piece
* Positive / inspirational twist or resolution at the end

## Auroras & Blossoms

Launched in 2019, Auroras & Blossoms is the brainchild of Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis, two artists who believe in the power of A.R.T. (Actions Rally Thoughts) to make the world a better place.

An inclusive and family-friendly platform, Auroras & Blossoms is dedicated to inspiration and upliftment and follows the concept of PoArtMo—Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum.

Auroras & Blossoms promotes and publishes narratives, anecdotes, testimonies, fiction, non-fiction, and art that come from places of hope and optimism. Their originators span the whole human spectrum: entrepreneurs, business owners, artists, activists, philanthropists, and anyone else in between, especially young people.

## PoArtMo

PoArtMo stands for “Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum.” Launched as a movement promoting positive and inspirational art, co-creators Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis soon realized the need to invite a larger variety of people to participate, including entrepreneurs, business owners, artists, activists, philanthropists, and young people whose uplifting / positive stories and testimonies deserve to be shared.

## PoArtMo Collective

The PoArtMo Collective started its journey in 2019 as FPoint Collective, a group of artists interested in creating and releasing inspirational, positive and uplifting art and artistic projects.

Two years later, founder Cendrine Marrouat brought the collective under the PoArtMo banner in order to turn it into a network of people (entrepreneurs, business owners, artists, activists, philanthropists, and anyone else in between, especially young people) following the “Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum” mantra and interested in supporting one another.

## The Reminigram

The Reminigram, a type of digital image born in the 2010s, pays homage to the early days of photography, while taking advantage of modern technology.

Reminigrams seek to capture scenes that could have existed in the past. Their defects offer a stark contrast to the sharpness and flawlessness of most modern digital photography, hence reframing the debate around storytelling.

## Works

* *After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine* (2021)
* *Songs in Our Paths: Haiku & Photography (Volume 2)* (2021)
* *Seizing the Bygone Light: A Tribute to Early Photography* (2021)
* *30 Creative Prompts to Take Your Art to the Next Level* (2021)
* *Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku* (2020)
* *The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition* (Co-editor)
* *The Auroras & Blossoms NaPoWriMo Anthology: 2020 Edition* (Co-editor)
* *The Little Big eBook on Social Media Audiences: Build Yours, Keep It, and Win* (2014 - Second edition 2020)
* *Blog Your Way to Success: 35+ No-Nonsense Tips for Authors and Writers* (2020)
* *Walks: A Collection of Haiku (All the Volumes and More!)* (2020)
* *Photography of Life and Living: The Black and White Book* (2020)
* *Songs in Our Paths: Haiku & Photography (Volume 1)* (2020)
* *Bad. Pitches. Period. 30 Flavors of Spammy Emails* (2020)
* *The Heart of Space* (2020)
* *My Twitter Workbook: 20 Tips to Get Noticed and Followed* (2020)
* *My Positivity Journal: 100 Action Verbs and Affirmations for Daily Inspiration* (2020)
* *My Poetry Workbook: 20 Tips to Write Great Poems* (2020)
* *My Creative Journal: 40 Prompts to Take Your Writing to the Next Level!* (2020)
* *My Marketing Workbook: Promotional Tips For Poets* (2020)
* *Dans le silence des mots: Une pièce en trois actes* (2019)
* *Walks: A Collection of Haiku (Volume 3)* (2019)
* *Walks: A Collection of Haiku (Volume 2)* (2019)
* *Walks: A Collection of Haiku (Volume 1)* (2019)
* *In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play* (2018)
* *Life’s Little Things: The Quotes (2017)*
* *Life’s Little Things - Les petites choses de la vie* (2016)
* *When the Mind Travels: A Poetic Journey into Photography* (2015)
* *The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation Tips* (2012)
* *Five Years and Counting: A Journey into the Mind of Soul Poetry* (2010)
* *Project: Heartbeats and Elevation* (2009)
* *Short Poetry for Those Who Fear Death* (2006)
* *And They All Rejoiced! Soul-Stirring Poetry* (2006)
* *Sortons des chemins battus* (2006)

## Sources

* Website: https://www.cendrinemedia.com
* Blog: https://creativeramblings.com
* Books: https://creativeramblings.com/books
* Auroras & Blossoms: https://abpositiveart.com
* PoArtMo Collective: https://abpositiveart.com/poartmo-collective/
* PoArtMo: https://abpositiveart.com/poartmo
* The Sixku: https://creativeramblings.com/sixku/
* The Kindku: https://abpositiveart.com/kindku-poetry-form/
* The Pareiku: https://abpositiveart.com/pareiku
* The Flashku: https://creativeramblings.com/flashku/
* The Reminigram: https://www.cendrinemedia.com/Portfolio-Series/Reminigrams/