poem

S2 W2

BrE /pəʊɪm/ AmE /piːəm/

noun en → es

1 LITERATURE [singular] A2

a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and sound and arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhymes

poema, composición poética

  • a poem about something

Collocations love poem · war poem

  • She wrote a poem about her childhood.

    Ella escribió un poema sobre su infancia.

2 ART [singular] B1

a piece of art that is inspired by or represents poetry, often in the form of a visual representation of words and images

obra poética, instalación poética

  • an installation poem

Collocations installation poem · visual poem

  • The museum had an exhibition of installation poems.

    El museo tuvo una exposición de obras poéticas instalativas.