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Recent Examples of poem 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 Latham continues to honor Johnstad as the poem has touched the hearts of numerous others over the past nearly four decades. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 Last month, The Dial published three poems from Alcatraz. Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025 Submit your poem and walk out with a loaf of your choice while supplies last (anything but the braided challah — that’s off limits). Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poem
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Noun
  • The national anthem singer now sings the first verse, and after that simply lets the crowd take over.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The buzz was that there were always other worlds to build out and characters in the Minecraft-verse.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From song to song, the entire arena could be seen hitting Soulja’s nostalgic moves, and rapping lyrics word-for-word.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The musical won four Tonys, including best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre for Lin-Manuel.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Van Dyke recalled crying when the Sherman Brothers first played the now-iconic songs for him.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The jukebox musical, created in collaboration with Diamond, features Diamond’s songs with a book by Anthony McCarten.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When women and men speaking Cervantes’ tongue are sent to concentration camps like the South Florida Detention Facility or CECOT, then what use is a sonnet?
    Ed Simon September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • To the west, the London Eye pirouettes above the skyline—to the east, Shakespeare’s Globe serves legendary sonnets.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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