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. 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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Velasco advised a student with a talent for poetry to apply for the Oskar Knoblauch Holocaust Impact Video Contest using one of his poems.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The inclusion on one concourse wall of the poem ‘Goodison is forever’ that PJ Smith recited at the old ground’s final act as the home of the men’s team in May is another neat touch.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The author of the poem, Christopher Smart, was known for stopping people in the street and asking them to pray with him.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Indeed, their many years together reveal themselves as the vital heart of Romano’s own artistic output, as scattered throughout these pages appear pieces of her earlier books and, especially, poems, which come to assume the aura of dreamlike premonitions.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The inclusion on one concourse wall of the poem ‘Goodison is forever’ that PJ Smith recited at the old ground’s final act as the home of the men’s team in May is another neat touch.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The author of the poem, Christopher Smart, was known for stopping people in the street and asking them to pray with him.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Indeed, their many years together reveal themselves as the vital heart of Romano’s own artistic output, as scattered throughout these pages appear pieces of her earlier books and, especially, poems, which come to assume the aura of dreamlike premonitions.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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