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a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
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Recent Examples of poems
Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The poems are rooted in their observations of current affairs and native plants; the publication was completed in December, when Valenzuela and Cheng planned for a reading and celebration of their work at Bravo High.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Martin had recently published three poems by a fellow named Lawrence Ferling.
—Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Her poems draw from family stories, identity, and personal history, grounding abstract ideas in the real and familiar.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The most exciting, most fun thing is writing poems.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
Online in 2016 about how Wade treats her during the February holiday, adding that his poems are among the best gifts she's received.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Later, while Liv took to writing poems in her journal, beginning to struggle with addiction in her teens, Grace found solace at the dojo, first practicing jiu jitsu and then kickboxing.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
While chatbots can answer questions, write poems and generate images, agents can use other software and services on the internet.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The poems are rooted in their observations of current affairs and native plants; the publication was completed in December, when Valenzuela and Cheng planned for a reading and celebration of their work at Bravo High.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Martin had recently published three poems by a fellow named Lawrence Ferling.
—Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Her poems draw from family stories, identity, and personal history, grounding abstract ideas in the real and familiar.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The most exciting, most fun thing is writing poems.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
Online in 2016 about how Wade treats her during the February holiday, adding that his poems are among the best gifts she's received.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Later, while Liv took to writing poems in her journal, beginning to struggle with addiction in her teens, Grace found solace at the dojo, first practicing jiu jitsu and then kickboxing.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
While chatbots can answer questions, write poems and generate images, agents can use other software and services on the internet.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poems
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The victim was an accomplished Torah scholar, who would sometimes recite verses of holy scripture for cash, a friend of the victim’s told the Daily News.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Its unnervingly jaunty melody pushes against devastating lyrics, and Simone kept updating its verses as new American horrors demanded acknowledgment.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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And since leaving prison in early January, the preacher has wasted no time in spreading his gospel in a tranche of new songs published on his social media platforms.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many of his Latin pop predecessors, who released songs in English in hopes of broadening their audience, the singer has not recorded any full-length English material across his six studio albums.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The song’s lyrics come from a poem his great grandmother penned more than a century ago.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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More uncomfortable than the album’s distorted genrebending are Han’s lyrics, which narrate confessional and confrontational male desire.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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The character is speaking sonnets and doing ‘Ozymandias’ as well.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ever wanted to dive into Shakespeare's sonnets or explore cinema analysis?—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Poems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poems. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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