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
The lines of poetry themselves might not immediately light you up, but Rundell’s analysis will, and to read this book is to walk with her through time.
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Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
As a critical reader of poetry, Ms. Vendler found her bearings early, while still a graduate student.
—William Grimes, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
But the poet − who also engages in environmental activism and green space advocacy − knows the ethereal nature of poetry is part of its charm.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
In February, the actor published a book of poetry and photography, Dune: Exposures, through Insight Editions.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
In a moment of genuine poetry, that bottle had merely a couple of sips of water remaining at the bottom – about 5% full, to represent a player who’d hit just a small sliver of his potential.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 21 Apr. 2024
The Latinidad Stage will also feature poetry readings by authors who have contributed to the De Los poetry series.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
His counterpart was George Angell, the president of the Massachusetts SPCA and the son of a Baptist preacher, who founded a newsletter called Our Dumb Animals and packed its pages with treacly poetry and stories written from the perspective of horses.
—Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
Dear Miss Manners: An acquaintance of mine has taken to writing poetry.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
As a critical reader of poetry, Ms. Vendler found her bearings early, while still a graduate student.
—William Grimes, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
But the poet − who also engages in environmental activism and green space advocacy − knows the ethereal nature of poetry is part of its charm.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
In February, the actor published a book of poetry and photography, Dune: Exposures, through Insight Editions.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
In a moment of genuine poetry, that bottle had merely a couple of sips of water remaining at the bottom – about 5% full, to represent a player who’d hit just a small sliver of his potential.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 21 Apr. 2024
The Latinidad Stage will also feature poetry readings by authors who have contributed to the De Los poetry series.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
His counterpart was George Angell, the president of the Massachusetts SPCA and the son of a Baptist preacher, who founded a newsletter called Our Dumb Animals and packed its pages with treacly poetry and stories written from the perspective of horses.
—Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
Dear Miss Manners: An acquaintance of mine has taken to writing poetry.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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