DictionaryRoot: poiēma
Greek
poiēma
thing made; poetical work
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noun
poem
POH-uhm/ˈpəʊəm/
A piece of writing using rhythm, imagery, or concentrated language.
Etymology
A poem is etymologically a “thing made or created,” treating poetic composition as an act of making. English first used it for metrical writing, then also for writing marked by imaginative beauty without necessarily using verse.