prose poem

noun

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

prose poem

noun

1. a prose composition characterized by a poetic style

Word History and Origins

Origin of prose poem¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

When the Royal Court Theater in London announced it was staging an adaptation of Maggie Nelsons’ prose poem memoir “Bluets,” my first reaction was head-scratching surprise.

From New York Times

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

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

From Washington Post

“As delicately phrased as a prose poem, and with moments of real beauty, ‘Frieze’ makes its tale of an eighth-century Hindu stone carver into a parable that opposes the pride and power of the state to the slow resistances of human life,” Richard Eder wrote in a review in The Los Angeles Times.

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times