prose

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The result, the author concludes, “is in many ways a blend of prose and poetry. He writes with a lyrical flair that entices the reader to read aloud and almost sing the story being told.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Unfortunately for the listener, the actress Kimberly Farr seeks to infuse Ms. Goodman’s careful, unadorned prose with too much energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

We are drowning in a sea of abysmal, artificially generated prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

When he showed it to readers he trusted, they told him, “‘This isn’t a novel, it’s a screenplay in prose.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

I found it on the last page, in the very last words—not poetry in stanzas, just Frank’s prose.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover