Main Entry: po·em

Pronunciation: \ˈpō-əm, -im, ˈpōm also ˈpȯ(-)im, ˈpō-ˌem\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French poeme, from Latin poema, from Greek poiēma, from poiein

Date: 15th century

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>