2. Noun. (plural of poëm) ¹
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Definition of Poems
1. poem [n] - See also: poem
Medical Definition of Poems
1. Acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes. See: POEMS syndrome. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poems
Literary usage of Poems
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1904)
"412 s Goldsmith, Oliver—Plays and J Gray, Thomas—poems 334 " poems (Illus. ...
440 í Scott, Sir Walter—Lady of the Lake 300 s Thomson, James—poems..(Illus. ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"Out-door poems both of sea and land, done in swinging rhythms; including also
... The Junkman and Other poems. Doubleday. Short poems in the poet's flawless ..."
3. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"poems of Twenty Years. 1874. Knowles, Sarah E. Orlean Lamar and Other poems.
1864. ... Newell, Robert H. The Palace Beautiful and Other poems. 1865. ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"Besides the Latin poems contributed to the Cambridge collections, Herbert only
published in his lifetime ' Parentalia,' verses in Latin and Greek to his ..."