1
: a composition in verse
2
: something suggesting a poem (as in expressiveness, lyricism, or formal grace)
the house we stayed in … was itself a poem—
H. J. Laski
H. J. Laski
Examples of poem in a Sentence
He wrote a poem about his parents.
your assignment is to write two poems about springtime
Recent Examples on the Web
Meta had reportedly used almost every English book, poem, and essay on the internet to train its models and needed more content.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
That just means good stories for the most part, or good poems, and having fun in the classroom with the books.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Ahmad Al-Dahle, Meta’s vice president of generative A.I., told executives that his team had used almost every available English-language book, essay, poem and news article on the internet to develop a model, according to recordings of internal meetings, which were shared by an employee.
—Nico Grant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
By the mid-1970s, Sinclair had turned away from revolution and embarked on a career as a writer, producer and performer, churning out poems, essays, articles, CDs and books.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Another idea is to read several different kinds of books or poems together.
—Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
This poem is in conversation with Agnes Martin’s work of the same title.
—Victoria Chang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2024
But the technology powering Claude and competitors’ bots is a more powerful tool known as a large language model, which is trained on massive swaths of the internet in order to generate text, such as an answer to a question or a poem.
—Matt Day, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
His name was on a poem that some revolutionaries found inspirational and, thanks to the influence of that poem, Rostov’s life is spared.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
That just means good stories for the most part, or good poems, and having fun in the classroom with the books.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Ahmad Al-Dahle, Meta’s vice president of generative A.I., told executives that his team had used almost every available English-language book, essay, poem and news article on the internet to develop a model, according to recordings of internal meetings, which were shared by an employee.
—Nico Grant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
By the mid-1970s, Sinclair had turned away from revolution and embarked on a career as a writer, producer and performer, churning out poems, essays, articles, CDs and books.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Another idea is to read several different kinds of books or poems together.
—Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
This poem is in conversation with Agnes Martin’s work of the same title.
—Victoria Chang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2024
But the technology powering Claude and competitors’ bots is a more powerful tool known as a large language model, which is trained on massive swaths of the internet in order to generate text, such as an answer to a question or a poem.
—Matt Day, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
His name was on a poem that some revolutionaries found inspirational and, thanks to the influence of that poem, Rostov’s life is spared.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poem. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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