Collocations for poetry - noun
ADJECTIVE
good,
great
bad
classical
contemporary, modern
experimental
18th-century, etc.
dramatic, epic, lyric, narrative
Modernist, Romantic, symbolist, etc.
love, pastoral, war, etc.
bad
classical
contemporary, modern
experimental
18th-century, etc.
dramatic, epic, lyric, narrative
Modernist, Romantic, symbolist, etc.
love, pastoral, war, etc.
… OF POETRY
line
He began his speech with a few lines of poetry.
He began his speech with a few lines of poetry.
piece
anthology, book, collection, volume
anthology, book, collection, volume
VERB + poetry
compose,
write
read
recite
know by heart, learn by heart
At school we had to learn a lot of poetry by heart.
read
recite
know by heart, learn by heart
At school we had to learn a lot of poetry by heart.
publish
poetry + NOUN
book,
collection
reading
She invited me to one of her poetry readings.
reading
She invited me to one of her poetry readings.
competition,
contest,
slam
workshop
group
scene
the New York poetry scene
workshop
group
scene
the New York poetry scene