lyrical
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The combination of thematic sincerity and confident visual sophistication makes for a strangely disarming, almost lyrical experience, closer to a poem than a film — a feeling amplified by the movie’s brisk length.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Her lyrical descriptions bring fresh poignancy to well-worn scenes of exile, though her narrative slackens a little on foreign terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Miles Davis, the trumpeter whose lyrical simplicity often reduced his audiences to tears but whose demonic habits sometimes overshadowed his genius for jazz, died Saturday in St.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
With some lyrical tweaking by Edgar Barrera — a 29-time Latin Grammy-winning songwriter, who Armenta later befriended — the revamped version, “Bebe Dame,” became an immediate sensation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
She and her husband, Marlon, were from Grenada and spoke in a lyrical accent as though just about to break into song.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Poetry
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