poetry

BrE /ˈpəʊətri/ AmE /ˈpoʊərti/

noun en → es

1 LITERATURE [uncountable] B2

the art of writing poems or the poems themselves

poesía, poema

  • a collection of poetry

Collocations read poetry · write poetry

  • She has a new book of poetry coming out next month.

    Tiene un nuevo libro de poesía que saldrá el próximo mes.

2 ART [uncountable] C1

the quality that makes something beautiful or expressive, often in a way that is difficult to describe exactly

arte poético, belleza expresiva

  • a sense of poetry

Collocations sense of poetry · poetry in nature

  • There is a real poetry to the way she dances.

    Hay una auténtica belleza poética en la forma en que ella baila.