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poem

[poh-uhm] / ˈpoʊ əm /


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When a baby is born, or your daughter gets married, do you read a piece of legislation to commemorate the occasion or do you quote a poem, or dedicate a song?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The writer deftly moves from the hypothetical to the personal in this short poem from 1863 about grief and the lingering presence of the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Following the recent success of the new Christopher Nolan film based on the epic poem, curators said they hoped there would be renewed interest in artists' interpretations of Homer's work.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Connolly also presented Trump with a collection of poems by Michael Longley that includes “Ceasefire,” a poem inspired by the 1994 IRA ceasefire that helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

So we eat some of her oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies and write a list poem together about reasons she’s better off without Collin.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

I kept looking up poems he references as I turned the pages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

From 1861 to 1865, while the Civil War raged, Emily Dickinson wrote over 900 poems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Connolly also presented Trump with a collection of poems by Michael Longley that includes “Ceasefire,” a poem inspired by the 1994 IRA ceasefire that helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

“As he said in one of his many poems, hope is what we owe people younger than ourselves.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

For years, she had composed poems, scribbled down short story ideas, and dreamed of publication.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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