<p>on the part about the readings you enjoy, could I put a short story as one of them? or a poem?</p>
<p>Didn't the application ask for books?</p>
<p>I don't remember the exactly phrasing of the question, but I listed a short story as one of mine.</p>
<p>"List the books you read for pleasure in the past year:"
"List the required readings you enjoyed most in the past year:"
"List the newspapers and magazines you read regularly:"</p>
<p>So no, I don't think you could put a poem down. But it's not like the adcom is going to go crazy over it.</p>
<p>Could you put a poem down? Absolutely...I don't see what the problem is because, well, it doesn't exist.</p>
<p>For the required-reading question, a poem--or, for that matter, a short story--is perfectly fine...re-read the question, think about it carefully (pay special attention to the word "readings"), and I'm confident that you'll agree with me.</p>
<p>poems and short stories are required readings</p>