poetry

noun

1. literature in metrical form

Synonym: poesyverse

2. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

1. （作为文学形式的）诗，诗歌，韵文
Poems, considered as a form of literature, are referred to as poetry .

e.g. ...Russian poetry...
俄罗斯诗歌
e.g. Lawrence Durrell wrote a great deal of poetry...
劳伦斯·达雷尔创作了大量的诗歌。

2. 诗的意境；诗一般美的事物
You can describe something very beautiful as poetry .

e.g. His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.
他的音乐比真正的诗歌更具诗意。

1. 诗意：所以,广义的诗即指诗意(Poetry),它是一个动态的开放的概念,是诗的原形. 与此对应,诗人包括能写和不能写(或不愿写)的两种,前者是诗人,后者是诗意的人. 诗大不过诗意,诗是诗意栖居的表征. 正因为此,诗是人类的目标.

2. [<<诗刊>：该奖由美国药业巨头继承人露丝.里利(RuthLilly)创设于1986年,由创办于1912年的芝加哥<>(Poetry)杂志负责评选. 2002年,露丝.里利在所立遗嘱中,承诺再向<>捐资1亿美元,成为轰动一时的新闻.