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poem

[poh-uhm] / ˈpoʊ əm /


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Last year she posted a poem online after the loss of her stillborn baby.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

And yet, my friend noted, for all its epic length, for all its sweeping grandeur, the poem kicks off with a tiny one-word sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 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

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

“And so as we see Miss Myrt off, I can do no better than to conclude with this poem from the Sweet Singer, come mysteriously to my attention.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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

Especially when there are so many shipwrecks, headless horsemen, gloomy talking birds, and other equally fascinating topics to write poems about?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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