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. Laski
Examples 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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The title that Moss has chosen for her memoir riffs on a poem that May Swenson published in 1978.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
That last work is a room-size installation that lists the names of 262 deceased men and women next to a neon sign that reads a dream, invoking a poem by Langston Hughes.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
My husband worked with my oldest daughter, who wrote a very lovely poem, but then completely ignored the rest of the request that everyone in the family have something to share.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
This later became a kid-only experience, where these children dressed up in costumes and — after knocking on a door — traded a song, a poem or a joke for a snack.
—Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
That last work is a room-size installation that lists the names of 262 deceased men and women next to a neon sign that reads a dream, invoking a poem by Langston Hughes.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
My husband worked with my oldest daughter, who wrote a very lovely poem, but then completely ignored the rest of the request that everyone in the family have something to share.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
This later became a kid-only experience, where these children dressed up in costumes and — after knocking on a door — traded a song, a poem or a joke for a snack.
—Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poem. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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