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poetry

[poh-i-tree] / ˈpoʊ ɪ tri /


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"I think poetry has a lot to add to our lives," Cullen said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Nothing in the world,” he wrote that year, “could make a poet give up poetry, even when he is a Jew and the language of his poems is German.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When she isn’t in the lab or writing, she’s in the rock gym or working on her poetry projects.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

On a Reddit-style social media site called Moltbook, Moltbots seem to autonomously interact with one another, discussing everything from poetry to unionization.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

The still-woozy Kate began reciting religious poetry like an automaton, at least a hundred lines in a row.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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