How to Use poetry in a Sentence

poetry

noun

• She's published two books of lyric poetry and a novel.
• I read the poem in a collection of modern poetry.
• He found it easiest to express himself in the language of poetry.
• Her dancing is pure poetry.
• The latter word refers to the form of poetry on the signs.
  — Danny Freedman, Outside Online, 8 July 2022
• She was simply drawn to the poetry of the group’s work.
  — Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
• Much of the doc has the feel of a thriller, but the mechanics of mystery lose out to the poetry of Cole’s images.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
• Word by word, and line by line, Chen Chen shows how poetry is made.
  — Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
• All of us love the natural world and feel drawn to trying to align with the poetry of its rhythms.
  — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 28 June 2023
• But those 21 days have changed lives, and have helped to change the face of American poetry.
  — Stacy Y. China, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Lately he’s been sneaking in here and pulling poetry books from the shelves.
  — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
• The students would return to school and write poetry and stories about the tree.
  — Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022
• The poetry salutes the history, commerce and people of the town and will be on view through June.
  — Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2022
• His sentences come out as free verse, a sort of Rust Belt beat poetry.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• The pre-recorded bully taunts, the songs, the poetry reading and the mom-and-son photo slide show all feel too long.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2022
• Friendship is the be-all, end-all—something that songs, movies, books, and poetry hold on a pedestal above all things.
  — Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
• Her 14th book, most of them poetry, will be published this fall.
  — John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
• The grounds and poetry trail are open year-round (free) robertfrostfarm.org Diane Speare Triant can be reached at [e-mail].
  — Diane Speare Triant, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
• But Legend couldn’t be fooled by the poetry of Shelton’s slick pitch.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
• And then all that's left behind is the tortured poetry.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
• A lot of poetry seems to me to be about reflecting on your trauma.
  — Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
• But the poetry of the bout itself doesn’t always sell pay-per-view packages.
  — Brady Brickner-Wood, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• The pleasures of poetry, meanwhile, are so rooted in the abstract and ephemeral that not getting the point can be the point.
  — David Amsden, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Every line is a bit of poetry that one is reluctant to let go of.
  — The Week Us, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
• All of the above would make ideal gifts for a fantasy fan, but what about the poetry readers on your list?
  — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
• The writing is good in the way that eating your vegetables is good, but there’s no poetry.
  — Trish Deitch, Variety, 23 Apr. 2023
• There’s something about them that, for me, was conducive to poetry.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
• There has been a push over the last 10 years to make poetry accessible.
  — Time, 16 Oct. 2022
• Polley yields the lens to the female perspective, and Autje’s words that echo over the footage have the poetry of foresight.
  — Esther Zuckerman, Time, 14 Sep. 2022
• This season, the collection embraces the rough poetry of derelict architecture and the passing of time.
  — Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025