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
Coal miners have a long tradition creating poetry and music related to their job, settlement officials said.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Here’s a special selection of fantastic novels from Kenyan authors representing fresh perspectives on the human condition across poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
—Wanjeri Gakuru
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Behind the reading of old documents, the memorizing of poetry, and the charting of constitutional processes, is the purpose and goal of appreciating and applying this love of America to our lives from an early age.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
And so maybe the – the poetry, but also the vagueness of the words have opened a door that have – have – have allowed women to come through, that have allowed enslaved people to have citizenship, that have expanded in so many different ways.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Here’s a special selection of fantastic novels from Kenyan authors representing fresh perspectives on the human condition across poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
—Wanjeri Gakuru
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Behind the reading of old documents, the memorizing of poetry, and the charting of constitutional processes, is the purpose and goal of appreciating and applying this love of America to our lives from an early age.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
And so maybe the – the poetry, but also the vagueness of the words have opened a door that have – have – have allowed women to come through, that have allowed enslaved people to have citizenship, that have expanded in so many different ways.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
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“Poetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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