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: a composition in verse
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: something suggesting a poem (as in expressiveness, lyricism, or formal grace)
the house we stayed in … was itself a poem—
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He wrote a poem about his parents.
your assignment is to write two poems about springtime
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His name graces snippets of poems and songs graffitied in alleyways.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
One thing Howard did not plan for, however, was a poem written and edited in tandem by Michigan's poet laureate, Melba Joyce Boyd, and John Percy Boyd.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Published in The Atlantic magazine in June 1866, Whittier’s poem gave the real-life tragedy of the Dash and her crew additional immortal power.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
My introduction that begins the book Alcatraz, from which the poems are excerpted, has a poem about my maternal grandmother working as a barmaid, and serving drinks to iron foundrymen.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
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Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
One thing Howard did not plan for, however, was a poem written and edited in tandem by Michigan's poet laureate, Melba Joyce Boyd, and John Percy Boyd.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Published in The Atlantic magazine in June 1866, Whittier’s poem gave the real-life tragedy of the Dash and her crew additional immortal power.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
My introduction that begins the book Alcatraz, from which the poems are excerpted, has a poem about my maternal grandmother working as a barmaid, and serving drinks to iron foundrymen.
—Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Poem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poem. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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