poetry

poetry
po‧et‧ry W3 /ˈpəʊətri, ˈpəʊɪtri $ ˈpoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]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