Poems

According to Wikipedia  :

Poetry is a very ancient literary genre with varied forms, generally written in verse but also admitting prose. The term comes from the ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis), from the verb ποιεῖν (poiein) meaning “to make, to create”  : the poet is therefore a creator. Heir to a long oral tradition, the poet favors musicality and rhythm, often using a versified form that gives density to the language.

Until 1878, “poésie” (poetry) was written “poësie” in French (the diaeresis marked a disjunction between the vowels ‘o’ and ‘e’). The term “poetry” and its derivatives “poet” and “poem” come from the ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis), the verb ποιεῖν (poiein) meaning “to make, to create”  : the poet is therefore a creator, an inventor of expressive forms, as also revealed by the medieval terms “trouvère” and “troubadour”. The poet also seeks expressivity through the weight given to words and the use of figures of speech, primarily images and analogies, sought for their suggestive power.