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: a composition in verse
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: 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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Maybe poems or things that are actually really cute and endearing and a little bit cheesy.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
The result is a dispersed exhibit of picnic tables engraved with poems by a variety of modern writers selected by Limón.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
More raised money through subscriptions to publish Yearsley’s first collection of poems, in 1785.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
There will be a poetry contest held this summer, and the winning poem will be displayed on a digital sign inside the monument.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
The result is a dispersed exhibit of picnic tables engraved with poems by a variety of modern writers selected by Limón.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
More raised money through subscriptions to publish Yearsley’s first collection of poems, in 1785.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
There will be a poetry contest held this summer, and the winning poem will be displayed on a digital sign inside the monument.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
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