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And finally, a poetic look back at a whirlwind year that somehow managed to include football, love and a whole lot of legacy.
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
There is something so poetic about boho blouses.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
That duality runs through the titles—poetic fragments that feel diaristic but open.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
What all of these films have in common is a fidelity to historical accuracy that also finds space for poetic expression — a tricky balance that the movies’ production designers discussed at IndieWire’s craft roundtables.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
There is something so poetic about boho blouses.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
That duality runs through the titles—poetic fragments that feel diaristic but open.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
What all of these films have in common is a fidelity to historical accuracy that also finds space for poetic expression — a tricky balance that the movies’ production designers discussed at IndieWire’s craft roundtables.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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poetic
adjective
po·et·ic
pō-ˈet-ik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetic words
2
: written in verse
poetical
adjective
-i-kəl
poetically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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