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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Is Sister Paxton feeling a hollowness in the poetry of her faith here?
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This is the art of a Zen master or masterful art, the poetry of a mystic, or the grace of a selfless act of leadership.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
With spot-on comedic timing on both players’ parts, Hernandez’s boisterous interruptions paired well with Wickline’s soft-spoken poetry.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
This is the art of a Zen master or masterful art, the poetry of a mystic, or the grace of a selfless act of leadership.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This Issue November 21, 2024 Fintan O’Toole The Protection Racket
Coco Fusco
The Crime of Human Movement
Elaine Blair
Toward a New Realism
All Contents
John Kinsella
John Kinsella’s recent collections of poetry include unHistory, coauthored with Kwame Dawes, and The Pastoraclasm.
—John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
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 22 Nov. 2024.
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