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poem

[poh-uhm] / ˈpoʊ əm /


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Browning said actress Annette Badland would read "a very moving" love poem about Anscombe by Dame Iris.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

No feedback was as creative as this poem from Matthew Kelly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The poem, first published in 1945, explores the passage of time and is based on Thomas's childhood memories on his aunt's farm.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

He endured the same ritual last year, and came to Washington with a clear understanding of the task: Whatever you say, say nothing, as Seamus Heaney put it in a famous 1975 poem.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

The children wanted tygers and only tygers, and so Penelope read them their new favorite poem, the one by Mr. William Blake.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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