as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
in olden days young gentlemen were expected to be proficient in the art of poesy
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What makes the collection particularly unique is Kosann’s approach to reinventing classics—like the lockets, charms, and poesy rings that she’s reinterpreted in the past—but also Evert’s unique experience of being so connected to the tennis bracelet.
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.
—Ej Panaligan, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
The collection evolved from there into Monica’s distinctive twist on some of her favorite antique and vintage pieces—charms, poesy rings and celestial motifs.
—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
Around my neck is my poesy ring 'adventure' necklace, with a locket holding my secret messages.
—Will Kahn, Town & Country, 8 Mar. 2019
In the 1700s, simple poesy rings were popular in Europe, while in New England, Puritan men—shunning frivolous rings—were thought to have given thimbles to their betrothed (though women often cut off the tops and wore them as rings anyway).
—Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2018
Expect to use up multiple pens on this novel in verse, an elegiac meditation on poesy and religion.
—Katie Ward Beim-Esche, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s feline poesy ends its Broadway revival.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.
—Ej Panaligan, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
The collection evolved from there into Monica’s distinctive twist on some of her favorite antique and vintage pieces—charms, poesy rings and celestial motifs.
—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
Around my neck is my poesy ring 'adventure' necklace, with a locket holding my secret messages.
—Will Kahn, Town & Country, 8 Mar. 2019
In the 1700s, simple poesy rings were popular in Europe, while in New England, Puritan men—shunning frivolous rings—were thought to have given thimbles to their betrothed (though women often cut off the tops and wore them as rings anyway).
—Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2018
Expect to use up multiple pens on this novel in verse, an elegiac meditation on poesy and religion.
—Katie Ward Beim-Esche, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s feline poesy ends its Broadway revival.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
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“Poesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poesy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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