| poeciliid | (noun) small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control | Synonyms: live-bearer, poeciliid fish, topminnow |
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| poem | (noun) a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines | Synonyms: verse form |
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| poenology | (noun) the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation | Synonyms: penology |
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| poesy | (noun) literature in metrical form | Synonyms: poetry, verse |
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| poet | (noun) a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) | - |
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| poetess | (noun) a woman poet | - |
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| poeticism | (noun) a poetic phrase, utterance, etc. | - |
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| poetics | (noun) study of poetic works | - |
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| poetiser | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetizer, rhymer, rhymester, versifier |
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| poetizer | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetiser, rhymer, rhymester, versifier |
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| poetry | (noun) literature in metrical form | Synonyms: poesy, verse |
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| (noun) any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling | - |