Main Entry: po·e·sy

Pronunciation: \ˈpō-ə-zē, -sē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural po·e·sies

Etymology: Middle English poesie, from Middle French, from Latin poesis, from Greek poiēsis, literally, creation, from poiein

Date: 14th century

1 a : a poem or body of poems b : poetry c : artificial or sentimentalized poetic writing
2 : poetic inspiration