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Which poet wrote his most famous work while in exile?

exile

[eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl] / ˈɛg zaɪl, ˈɛk saɪl /




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This week, thousands demonstrated in Caracas and other cities, demanding her return from exile in Panama.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Gonzalez Urrutia went into exile after a bounty was placed on his head, while Machado stayed behind to lead the resistance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Rincón, 62 years old, was arrested after returning from exile in Panama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Thomas, an outspoken critic of Nazism, leading to his exile, believes that his public appearances can unite the country he loves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Even the men who’d ridden with him might not recognize the exile lord Jon Connington of the fiery red beard in the lined, clean-shaved face and dyed blue hair of the sell- sword Griff.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Those frantically trying to find out about family members included Venezuelans in Doral, Fla., which has one of the largest communities of exiles in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

In February 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two small civilian planes - owned by a group of Cuban exiles in Miami.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

They were exiles and sons of exiles, dispossessed and unforgiven... yet formidable fighters still.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Machado's ally, exiled presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, reposted her message and said: "Venezuela! I am thrilled to announce to you that our leader, my dear Maria Corina, is on Venezuelan soil."

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

An exiled Russian opposition figure living in the US says he was warned by American and Lithuanian security services that his life was in danger.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rocky was exiled to South Philadelphia and installed outside the Spectrum arena, where the 76ers and Flyers played until the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, on Thursday raised her own worries about what the oil deal means for the future of Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

We were all spending the night at Morgan’s, and her mom had exiled the boys to the guest room after an illuminating game of Truth or Dare.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

In 1952 his re-entry permit to the U.S. was revoked, effectively exiling him for nearly 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

When the invading forces took control of Melitopol a week ago they ransacked the mayor's offices, Federov said, exiling his team to another location where they are attempting to continue running their city.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2022

She also heeds Logan's orders, exiling Kendall, her own child, from her party to accommodate her ex-husband, who won't be seen with him.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2021

The loyalists still shun pop culture and defend Jeffs’s practice of exiling dissenters.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

Now Alex was exiling Bri, the sweetest of them all.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer


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