poëtry

Noun

poetry (usually uncountable, plural poetries)

1. (usually) Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
   • More people write poetry than read it.2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263

   Synonyms:

   poesy, verse, song

   Antonyms:

   prose

2. (usually) A poet's literary production.
3. (figuratively, usually) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
   • That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration.