ˈpōə̇m also -ōˌem or ÷-ōm noun
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Etymology: Middle French poeme, from Latin poema, from Greek poiēma, poēma, from poiein to make, do, create, compose — more at poet
1. : a composition in verse
wrote his account of the ball game in the form of a poem
2. : a piece of poetry designed as a unit and communicating to the reader the sense of a complete experience
a poem is not a syllogism, and its essential unity and progression are psychological rather than logical — John Ciardi
3. : a composition, creation, achievement, experience, or object likened to a poem (as in expressiveness, lyric beauty, or formal grace)
a prose poem
a symphonic poem
the house we stayed in … was itself a poem — H.J.Laski