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poetry
poetry W3 /ˈpəʊətri, ˈpəʊɪtri $ ˈpoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: poem, poet, poetry; adverb: poetically; adjective: poetic
1. poems in general, or the art of writing them ⇨ poem, poet:
    He reads a lot of poetry.
    a poetry magazine
    modern/lyric/love etc poetry
    a selection of religious poetry
2. a quality of beauty, gracefulness, and deep feeling
    pure/sheer poetry
    The way she moves on the court is sheer poetry.
    His golf swing is poetry in motion.
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
    write poetry I didn't know you wrote poetry.
    learn poetry He made us learn a lot of poetry by heart.
    recite poetry (=say it to people from memory) Occasionally, my father would recite the poetry of Baudelaire.
■ phrases
    a piece of poetry We had to memorize a piece of poetry.
    a line of poetry She often quoted lines of poetry.
    a book/volume/collection of poetry He had two books of poetry published.
■ poetry + NOUN
    a poetry reading (=when poems are read to people, usually by the writer) I used to like giving poetry readings.
    a poetry book He has just brought out another poetry book.
    a poetry anthology (=a book of poems by different people) a poetry anthology containing work by modern Liverpool poets
■ adjectives
    English/French/Greek etc poetry He was a student of English poetry.
    modern/contemporary poetry She finds modern poetry difficult.
     
THESAURUS
■ poems
    poetry poems in general, or the art of writing them: He reads a lot of poetry. | She wrote poetry and children’s stories. | a poetry book
    verse words arranged in the form of poetry: a book of comic verse
    anthology a set of poems by different people collected together in one book: an anthology of Caribbean poetry