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
Many write poetry, go on dates, don’t need help to use a toilet.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In high school, my writing expanded to poetry, screenwriting and creative nonfiction.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
The show’s title—partly inspired by Elizabeth Alexander’s poetry collection of the same name—crystallizes that intention.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Wesley Viner, associate curator at the museum, told Fox News Digital the letter is part of an ongoing correspondence about the nature of poetry, knowledge and Christianity.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In high school, my writing expanded to poetry, screenwriting and creative nonfiction.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
The show’s title—partly inspired by Elizabeth Alexander’s poetry collection of the same name—crystallizes that intention.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Wesley Viner, associate curator at the museum, told Fox News Digital the letter is part of an ongoing correspondence about the nature of poetry, knowledge and Christianity.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.
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