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
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In this novel, a Vietnamese American writer best known for his poetry draws on his own experiences as a fast-food worker.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Stanley Kubrick deliberately chose the Danube Waltz to emphasize the grace and poetry of movement in space – a floating ballet in outer space.
—David Szondy
may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
There’s conflict in everything, in the clashing of worlds and the fight for a world that makes sense to believe in, yet miraculous poetry and optimism somehow, too.
—Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Marasco's lawsuit alleges Swift and her collaborators used Marasco's poetry without permission.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Stanley Kubrick deliberately chose the Danube Waltz to emphasize the grace and poetry of movement in space – a floating ballet in outer space.
—David Szondy
may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
There’s conflict in everything, in the clashing of worlds and the fight for a world that makes sense to believe in, yet miraculous poetry and optimism somehow, too.
—Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Marasco's lawsuit alleges Swift and her collaborators used Marasco's poetry without permission.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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 5 Jun. 2025.
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