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a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
your assignment is to write two poems about springtime
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Recent Examples of poems
This included two poems about dying grandmothers; one poem about owls and their habitats; one poem about Jesus, Lamb and Carpenter; and one about losing the tip of a finger—Dan’s, his hand held up as evidence—to a rotary saw.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
No one in my family knew about my rebellion poems.
—Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Stevens liked to compose poems on the walk from his home to the office.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Goliath will hold a public reading of the poems, for which anyone in Venice can sign up to read, creating a new collective act of mourning that echoes the work.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Paige Dungan has spent most of her years around books, from being read poems by her mother, to spending more than 20 years marketing books, to writing her own book.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 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
The anthology’s 21 pieces, including a couple of poems, narrate stories set in WW II that resonate with history, yet are elaborated by the intervention of fantastical forces.
—Michael Williams, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
No one in my family knew about my rebellion poems.
—Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Stevens liked to compose poems on the walk from his home to the office.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Goliath will hold a public reading of the poems, for which anyone in Venice can sign up to read, creating a new collective act of mourning that echoes the work.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Paige Dungan has spent most of her years around books, from being read poems by her mother, to spending more than 20 years marketing books, to writing her own book.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 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
The anthology’s 21 pieces, including a couple of poems, narrate stories set in WW II that resonate with history, yet are elaborated by the intervention of fantastical forces.
—Michael Williams, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poems
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The verses are dense and slick, and sensual (an homage to the Beats, specifically album namesake Gregory Corso).—
Caitlin Wolper Phillips,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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After about two verses, the driver is shocked at what had just come out of his mouth, and his passengers are staring down awkwardly.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2026
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Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Gorman’s songs have charted on Billboard, and his YouTube account has more than 380 million streams.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Meanwhile, in the White House briefing room this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio filled in for Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary now on maternity leave, quoting rap lyrics in response to questions about Iran.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The musical features a book and lyrics by Dan Marshall and music by Julianne Wick Davis.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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After all, no poet talks seriously about doing statistical regression on sonnets to find the optimal ones.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recently reissued by original label Rough Trade Records, Songs to Remember epitomizes the group’s attempt to reconcile an art-school background, 1977-era punk ethics, and an obsession with chart pop into a musical statement as stately and cohesive as a book of sonnets.—
Alfred Soto,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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