Can add to part of the poem (5)
I believe the answer is:
canto
'part of the poem' is the definition.
('canto' is part of 'poem')
'can add to' is the wordplay.
'add' says to put letters next to each other.
'can'+'to'='CANTO'
(Other definitions for canto that I've seen before include "verse" , "Poetic piece" , "Musical part" , "Main division of long poem" , "Major division of a long poem" .)