2
: writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
3
a
: something likened to poetry especially in beauty of expression
b
: poetic quality or aspect
the poetry of dance
Examples of poetry in a Sentence
I read the poem in a collection of modern poetry.
She's published two books of lyric poetry and a novel.
He found it easiest to express himself in the language of poetry.
Her dancing is pure poetry.
Recent Examples on the Web
So, he got rid of the academia and the poetry, which appear to have been fairly important to the novel’s overall effect.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
And then, of course, it’s interwoven with their poetry, which is just relentlessly moving.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Throughout its history, The New Yorker has been known for publishing influential writers such as J.D. Salinger, John Updike, Joan Didion, and James Baldwin, and for introducing groundbreaking literary fiction, poetry, and essays.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The 50th awards ceremony will be held on March 20 and will recognize winners in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, criticism, translation and more
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The National Book Critics Circle has announced its finalists and special award winners for the publishing year 2024.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
And then, of course, it’s interwoven with their poetry, which is just relentlessly moving.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Throughout its history, The New Yorker has been known for publishing influential writers such as J.D. Salinger, John Updike, Joan Didion, and James Baldwin, and for introducing groundbreaking literary fiction, poetry, and essays.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The 50th awards ceremony will be held on March 20 and will recognize winners in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, criticism, translation and more
Comments
The National Book Critics Circle has announced its finalists and special award winners for the publishing year 2024.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for poetry
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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