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poem

[poh-uhm] / ˈpoʊ əm /


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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

Ahead of the plaque being unveilled, children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce read a poem about the library.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“A poem is like an octopus,” Mr. Power continues, “because it is tricky to get to grips with . . . but also because it carries with it traces of all the places it’s been.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Mustafa Kocyigit, who runs the Gargantua bookshop in Izmir, said the success of Nolan's film has revived interest in Homer and boosted sales of the poem "The Odyssey".

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

He’d written a mediocre poem but had performed like a trained actor, which made his mediocre poem sound excellent.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

He said the book was influenced by classics, adding: "One of the only poems I can recite is The Owl and the Pussycat and I suppose there's a similar metre to that."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

In fact, nobody knows exactly where Homer wrote his epic poems and there is much mythology around the idea of his cave.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Mr. Mason’s new book of poems is “Cold Fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

I have my poems sewn into the hem of my dress, and I know Mother is carrying a purse with coins hidden inside her robe.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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