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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

“Our sovereign voice returns with her to lead and guide this process!” wrote Edmundo González, Machado’s close ally, who is in exile in Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

Many other opposition leaders have recently returned from exile, and US-backed talks between the interim government and opposition have been underway.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, the shah and his family, now in exile, were desperately looking for a country to take them in.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Some of the exiles arrested by U.S. agents in recent months had been welcomed with open arms by the U.S. government just three years ago under a novel deal negotiated by the State Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In Australia, home to a 3,000-strong Tibetan community, exiles were in anguish about family in Tibet.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

In Miami or Madrid, they became industrious exiles, sending remittances back to their families in Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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

But the truth is that we are both exiles and will never go home again.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

An alliance of Venezuelan opposition parties on Sunday reaffirmed exiled Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado as its leader, increasing pressure on interim authorities to allow her return.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 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

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

The exiled Russian writer Nina Berberova ecstatically recalled touring Rome with Muratov as her guide: “He loved Italy and taught me to love it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

At first, he’d said, the Svalbard bears regarded Lord Asriel as being no different from any of the other politicians, kings, or troublemakers who had been exiled to their bleak island.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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 his boss threatens to uproot his homeland by exiling its residents, Sandi defies the mobster, fleeing with his son soon afterward.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

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

Bitter local officials pushed through an ordinance banning automobiles from the Stanford campus and all tourist areas, effectively exiling them from the city.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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