- po|et|ry
- po|et|ry «POH uh tree», noun.1. poems or verses as a form of literature; the writings of a poet or poets: »
a collection of poetry.
2. the art of writing poems: »Shakespeare and Milton were masters of English poetry.
3. poetic quality; poetic spirit or feeling: »the poetry of nature. Poetry is the material out of which poems are made (Atlantic).
╂[< Old French poetrie, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin poētria < Latin poēta poet]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
