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.
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Five different stages will host live music, DJs, dance, poetry, and more.
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Her poetry carries it all—the metaphysical, the flirtatious, the unsettling, the provocative— all in such miniscule space.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
And just this week, Canadian singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez joined Billboard Book Club for a shoppable interview around her The People’s Purge poetry collection.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
After reciting poetry, the same situation may appear differently, although nothing has changed except our perception, creating a space where the mystical, magical, or miraculous coexist, crafting a silver lining into the dark clouds of misfortune.
—K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Her poetry carries it all—the metaphysical, the flirtatious, the unsettling, the provocative— all in such miniscule space.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
And just this week, Canadian singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez joined Billboard Book Club for a shoppable interview around her The People’s Purge poetry collection.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
After reciting poetry, the same situation may appear differently, although nothing has changed except our perception, creating a space where the mystical, magical, or miraculous coexist, crafting a silver lining into the dark clouds of misfortune.
—K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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