prose poem

American  

noun

1. a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry.

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prose poem British  

noun

1. a prose composition characterized by a poetic style

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Etymology

Origin of prose poem

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

“Animal Joy” is at once prose poem, manifesto, sociological study and therapy session.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

It reads like a prose poem Wiggins wrote to predict what was coming in her own life.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Caldwell’s landscapes are paired with longtime collaborator Bernard Welt’s prose poem, a few snippets of which are printed on the gallery walls.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

In her 2009 prose poem “Bluets,” Nelson describes helping take care of Crosby after the accident.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Another admitted that it was a novel and pretty entertainment, a kind of prose poem, a fantasy of the present, but without wide appeal.

From The Light of the Star A Novel by Garland, Hamlin