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: a composition in verse
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: 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. LaskiExamples of poem in a Sentence
He wrote a poem about his parents.
your assignment is to write two poems about springtime
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Everyone can share their favorite holiday story and poem.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
The book is just these slices of these poems that explain family dynamics, that go into the minutiae of an emotion and go into the minutiae of understanding self.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The honor comes as Gorman, who has worked with UNICEF since 2021, is set to deliver an original poem advocating for a better world for all children at the event on Tuesday, Dec. 2, UNICEF shared in a press release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
On August 9, 1947, The New Yorker devoted nearly a full page to one of the great poems of the twentieth century.
—Jorie Graham, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
The book is just these slices of these poems that explain family dynamics, that go into the minutiae of an emotion and go into the minutiae of understanding self.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The honor comes as Gorman, who has worked with UNICEF since 2021, is set to deliver an original poem advocating for a better world for all children at the event on Tuesday, Dec. 2, UNICEF shared in a press release.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
On August 9, 1947, The New Yorker devoted nearly a full page to one of the great poems of the twentieth century.
—Jorie Graham, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for poem
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poem. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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