Definition of "poesy" [po•e•sy]

• Poetical works; poetry. (noun)
• The art or practice of composing poems. (noun)
• The inspiration involved in composing poetry. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "To me poesy is the crystalization of a time, place, mood, event, etc. made very personal by the words and form chosen."
• "I will show more imagery in twenty lines of Pope than in any equal length of quotation in English poesy, and that in places where they least expect it."
• "_imagery_ in twenty lines of Pope than in any equal length of quotation in English poesy, and that in places where they least expect it."