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

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prose poem

Bush, Leonard composed the prose poem “I Want a President,” a wish list of character traits for the nation’s next leader.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

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

Very quickly O’Meara’s 113-word prose poem became a communal beacon of hope, attracting the attention of Oprah and opera and thousands more.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2020

Coleridge, however, wrote a prose poem The Wanderings of Cain and some of his essays are prose poetry.

From The Literature of Ecstasy by Mordell, Albert