poetry

[ˈpoʊətri]

Definition:
1. Literature in metrical form.
2. Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling.

Use 'poetry' in a sentence:

• 1. His latest book of poetry will be published by Faber in May.
• 2. They recited poetry to one another.
• 3. The magazine has become the biggest publisher of new poetry, with 50 new titles a year.
• 4. That's the wonder of poetry—you're always discovering something new.
• 5. I myself enjoy cinema, poetry, eating out and long walks.
• 6. She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
• 7. His poetry is very cerebral.
• 8. Lawrence Durrell wrote a great deal of poetry.
• 9. His poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts.
• 10. In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
• 11. Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age.
• 12. Poetry isn't really my bag.
• 13. He could spout poetry for hours.
• 14. Since when have you been interested in poetry?
• 15. I've always been fond of poetry and one piece has always stuck in my mind.
• 16. His letters, like his poetry, are life-enhancing and a delight.
• 17. I think that a lot of poetry published today is obscurantist nonsense.
• 18. It has become the biggest publisher of new poetry in Britain, with 50 new titles a year.
• 19. Most poetry does not translate well.
• 20. I myself enjoy movies, poetry, eating out, and long walks.
• 21. She's very creative ─ she writes poetry and paints.
• 22. He is a philologist, specializing in American poetry.
• 23. He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.
• 24. At Christmas it was customary for the children to perform bits of poetry.
• 25. Poetry always loses something in translation.
• 26. After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
• 27. She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry.
• 28. Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry, without really looking at what it is saying.
• 29. Last year he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
• 30. His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.
• 31. Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church.
• 32. Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of everyday life.
• 33. The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.
• 34. I had little acquaintance with modern poetry.
• 35. His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.
• 36. Her poetry has a good deal of political content.
• 37. Jay reads poetry so beautifully.
• 38. She began writing poetry in her teens.
• 39. That's the wonder of poetry ─ you're always discovering something new.
• 40. Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.
• 41. She has published more than 20 books including novels, poetry and literary criticism.