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
Synonyms of poetry
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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OpenAI’s large language model, built atop a neural-network concept developed a few years before by Google researchers called the transformer, gained millions of global users within days, asking it for medical and relationship advice, pitch decks and poetry.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
Completing the triptych is the story of yet another student in 1972, the shy Hannes (Enzo Brumm), who hopes to study poetry but is soon taken with the lovely Gundula (Marlene Burow), who is researching the neural responses of the geranium on her windowsill.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
That self-neglect resulted in a health challenge, which eventually led to Godfred reconnecting with her passion for poetry and self-exploration.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The activism of poetry is in the creativity, however furthered by research, not in the research, however patched up with creativity.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
Completing the triptych is the story of yet another student in 1972, the shy Hannes (Enzo Brumm), who hopes to study poetry but is soon taken with the lovely Gundula (Marlene Burow), who is researching the neural responses of the geranium on her windowsill.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
That self-neglect resulted in a health challenge, which eventually led to Godfred reconnecting with her passion for poetry and self-exploration.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The activism of poetry is in the creativity, however furthered by research, not in the research, however patched up with creativity.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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 9 May. 2026.
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