guerrilla poetry

Poetry readings and recitals done, usually of only one or two poems and by a small group or solo poet, in a public place previously unprepared for the "attack". Originally defined by poets William F. DeVault (the Amomancer) and Daniel S. McTaggart and framed in McTaggart's poem "Guerrilla Poetry".

Two young women walk into a Starbucks, one distracts the barrista while the other whips out a book, chants the words of "Ozymandias of Egypt" in her guerrilla poetry attack on the crowd and then they are both gone into the morning chaos.

by E.J. Trelawny May 30, 2009

poetential

a word combining the words "poet" and "potential." it literally translates to the potential to be a poet or for a piece to be considered poetry. i first used it in a piece i wrote a year or so ago and have since been using it mostly in responses to applications in a journal community.

it's tough to say. it's always tough to say, most of the time. everyone's got "poetential." well, almost everyone.

by xoxo987 July 12, 2007

Poetess

A female poet.

My friend likes to be a poetess like Mary Oliver.

by Female Poet June 13, 2010

Poetrist

A female poet, especially used to refer to slam and urban poets.

Have you read any of Andrea Gibson's poems? She's definitely my favourite poetrist.

by Maiteubi November 20, 2018

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice is when a bunch of Hedge Fund Managers who frequently manipulate the market, get short squeezed out of a lot of money by a bunch of Robin Hood traders from r/wallstreetbets

These diamond hands 💎 from reddit really served those wallstreet money bags some poetic justice.

by Scrooge McDuck🚀 January 29, 2021

bad poetry

the international language of emos.

John:
"My blood runs thickly from my tearducts
just as the knife runs down the thick streets of my veins
I bleed
My life is nothing
black
despair
abuse survivor
but I survive no longer"
Jane: "He means 'hello.' Don't mind him, he's emo, he only speaks 'bad poetry'.
Regular people: "Ah, Emo."

by Cheapglue September 1, 2007

poetry

1. (noun) A feeling or an idea. A common misconseption is that poetry has to use big, complicated words and only written by the "highly classed, intelligent people" when the truth is that it may not use words at all. Poetry could be in the view out your window and does not have to be spoken or written to BE and/or to be real.

Poetry is used in songs, musicians are NOT always highly intelligent or highly classed people.

by TheGirlWithin April 23, 2009