proem

proem
n.
A prose poem; a work written in prose but incorporating poetic imagery and rhythms. [Prose + poem.]
—proet n.
Example Citations:
He read a variety of forms of poetry, including librettos, verse meant to be set to music; sestinas, poems structured with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet; sonnets; villanelles, nineteen-line poems with two rhymes throughout; and, surprisingly, prose poems — what Fort called "proems."
—Dan Kipp, " American Poet Charles Fort Invited to Kenyon for Guest Reading: http://www.kenyoncollegian.com/arts/american-poet-charles-fort-invited-to-kenyon-for-guest-reading-1.1956021\#.UP_xkYnjlg0," The Kenyon Collegian, February 3, 2011
At a reading last night, one writer called her prose-poems "proems."
—Aaron Jentzen, " At a reading...: https://twitter.com/AaronJentzen/status/292336866487840768," Twitter, January 18, 2013
Earliest Citation:
This in turn leads on...to the idea of the pebble which Brathwaite skimmed over the surface of the sea as a boy on Brown's Beach and which ultimately became an important trope in his poetry...The idea is pursued in a proem (i.e., a prose poem, a genre Brathwaite employs a good deal in his most recent work) which explores the idea that sand is the pebble ground down to its nam or spiritual essence.
—Elaine Savory, " Wordsongs & Wordwounds: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wordsongs+%26+Wordwounds%2FHomecoming%3A+Kamau+Brathwaite's+Barabajan+Poems.-a016465679," World Literature Today, September 22, 1994
Notes:
There's a much older sense of the word proem that refers to a preface, preamble, or similar work that serves to introduce a piece of writing. That sense has been in the language for about 600 years since its first appearance in The Canterbury Tales: http://books.google.ca/books?id=e9E3AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186&dq=proheme (spelled proheme).
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  • Proem — Pro em, n. [L. prooemium, Gr. ?; ? before + ? way, course or strain of a song: cf. F. pro[ e]me.] Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude. [1913 Webster] Thus much may serve by way of proem. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proem — Pro em, v. t. To preface. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proem — index overture, preamble, preface, prelude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • proem — late 14c., proheme brief introduction, prelude, from O.Fr. proheme (14c.), from L. prooemium, from Gk. prooimion prelude, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + oimos way or oime song …   Etymology dictionary

  • proem — [prō′em] n. [ME proheme < MFr < L prooemium < Gr prooimion < pro , before + oimē, song] Now Rare an introduction or preface proemial [prō ē′mē əl] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Proem (musician) — Proem, otherwise known as Richard Bailey, is a 33 year old musician formerly a resident of Austin, Texas, now residing in Houston, TX. He has been releasing music since 1999 on labels like Merck, n5MD, and Hydrant. He started experimenting with… …   Wikipedia

  • proem — noun Etymology: Middle English proheme, from Anglo French proeme, from Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion, from pro + oimē song; probably akin to Hittite išamai song, Sanskrit syati he binds more at sinew Date: 14th century 1. preliminary… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • proem — proemial /proh ee mee euhl, em ee /, adj. /proh em/, n. an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble. [1350 1400; < L prooemium < Gk prooímion prelude (pro PRO 2 + oím(e) song + ion dim. suffix); r. ME proheme < MF < L, as above] *… …   Universalium

  • proem — noun an introduction, preface or preamble See Also: proemial …   Wiktionary

  • proem — pro·em || prəʊem n. initial statement, opening remark; introduction, preamble; preface, foreword …   English contemporary dictionary

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