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.