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
Students marked the end of the demonstration with speeches and poetry.
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Chandelis Duster, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
After his college graduation in 1964, Sinclair began work as a writer for the jazz magazine DownBeat, and in 1965, delved into poetry, winning high marks with his reading at the now-legendary Berkeley Poetry Conference.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
But before the call to prayer – or Fajr, which signals the beginning of the day – Gazans wake at two in the morning to the sound of a beating drum and sung poetry.
—Marwa Mouaki, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Sinclair was wearing a purple suit and passing out mimeographed sheets of his poetry.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Wheeler, who also read poetry, loved dreaming up vivid language for new concepts in physics.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Books just take time to write, especially, with poetry.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Her most recent success in literature, though, seems to have taken even her by surprise: Scanlan has been awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize, a $175,000 grant for achievements in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
On the third floor of an old building, Book Punch is an independent store whose selection includes literary fiction, poetry and children’s books on emotional intelligence; staff members thank their customers by giving them vegetables or snacks.
—Tiffany May, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Chandelis Duster, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
After his college graduation in 1964, Sinclair began work as a writer for the jazz magazine DownBeat, and in 1965, delved into poetry, winning high marks with his reading at the now-legendary Berkeley Poetry Conference.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
But before the call to prayer – or Fajr, which signals the beginning of the day – Gazans wake at two in the morning to the sound of a beating drum and sung poetry.
—Marwa Mouaki, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Sinclair was wearing a purple suit and passing out mimeographed sheets of his poetry.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Wheeler, who also read poetry, loved dreaming up vivid language for new concepts in physics.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Books just take time to write, especially, with poetry.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Her most recent success in literature, though, seems to have taken even her by surprise: Scanlan has been awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize, a $175,000 grant for achievements in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
On the third floor of an old building, Book Punch is an independent store whose selection includes literary fiction, poetry and children’s books on emotional intelligence; staff members thank their customers by giving them vegetables or snacks.
—Tiffany May, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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