English-Dutch translations for poetry

• poëzie
  We hebben immers ook verbeelding en poëzie nodig. We too need a little imagination and poetry.
  We moeten de politieke poëzie nu maar eens laten voor wat ze is en eindelijk verantwoordelijke daden stellen! Let us move on at last from political poetry to responsible actions!
  De heer Mendez de Vigo opperde dat Europa poëzie mist. Mr Méndez de Vigo offered the view that there was no poetry about Europe.
• dichtwerk
• dichtkunst

Definition of poetry

• Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm
• A poet's literary production

Examples

• That Swan Lake choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovskis divine score well beyond the literary inspiration

Related words

• antipoetry
• poetry slam
• poetry anthology
• anthology of poetry
• write poetry
• lyric poetry
• shape poetry
• concrete poetry
• epic poetry