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poem

[poh-uhm] / ˈpoʊ əm /


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When he finished, he read the poem aloud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

While researching for her poem as part of the city's original bid, she said she found it "surprisingly so fascinating".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Even more impressive is the edition of a Rabindranath Tagore poem made by Ms. Gosin and Anne Vilsboell, its top sheet a blown-out image of an Indian Jali pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

For The Disappearers, James wanted to write the section about the attack as an epic poem, à la The Iliad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even so, Jeremy whispered the hatching poem to himself as he crawled into bed, repeating it until he was sure he had it memorized.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

"We had to dig deeply into all the material, into Federico's works, into Federico's poems," the 35-year-old Calvo said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

How did you get the idea to combine poems about parties with poems about politics?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The rare book collection includes nearly 500 plays, poems and other works from the 16th and 17th centuries, among them a second folio edition of Shakespeare's complete works, published in 1632.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sometime during the second half of 1863, she wrote one of her best poems, “Death sets a Thing significant,” on grieving the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She saved their drawings, helped with homework, offered advice, and shared funny poems.

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


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