Poetry | Mean of poetry in English Dictionary

/ˈpowətri/

• Noun
• the writings of a poet
1. I read the poem in a collection of modern poetry.
2. She's published two books of lyric poetry and a novel.
3. He found it easiest to express himself in the language of poetry.
4. He reads/writes poetry.
5. The bookstore holds a poetry reading [=an event in which people read poems that they have written aloud for a group] every Thursday night.
• something that is very beautiful or graceful
1. Her dancing is pure poetry.
• someone or something that moves in a way that is very graceful or beautiful
1. He is poetry in motion when he catches and throws the ball.