Poem, English, prompt, holding record (7)
I believe the answer is:
eclogue
'poem' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'english prompt holding record' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'prompt' becomes 'cue' (cue can mean a prompt or signal).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'record' becomes 'log' (logging is a kind of recording).
'cue' placed around 'log' is 'clogue'.
'e'+'clogue'='ECLOGUE'
(Other definitions for eclogue that I've seen before include "Short pastoral poem" , "Lines written" , "Bucolic" , "pastoral work" , "country-specific text" .)