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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
Victoria Chang uses this formal tool in her book Obit, a collection of poems written in the wake of her mother’s death.
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Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026
Voiced by four actors, the performance comprises 50 short poems meditating on life in World War II death camps.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Read two poems by Leigh Lucas from the collection, Splashed Things.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The project, which is a part of Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, involved hundreds of community members writing poems as a way to share their experiences with gun violence.
—Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
In one scene, people who have known Fuentes throughout the years gather at the library to read their poems.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
There’s hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of poems in my journals that come right after a sad story or a happy story or whatever.
—Jessica Firger, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026
His story is written into the San Jose Unified School District curriculum, where students write poems about his life and work.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026
Voiced by four actors, the performance comprises 50 short poems meditating on life in World War II death camps.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Read two poems by Leigh Lucas from the collection, Splashed Things.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The project, which is a part of Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, involved hundreds of community members writing poems as a way to share their experiences with gun violence.
—Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
In one scene, people who have known Fuentes throughout the years gather at the library to read their poems.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
There’s hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of poems in my journals that come right after a sad story or a happy story or whatever.
—Jessica Firger, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026
His story is written into the San Jose Unified School District curriculum, where students write poems about his life and work.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poems
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Rap artists shouted out Bambaataa in their verses.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some of the guest verses feel superfluous on otherwise glorious, upbeat cosmic funk.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their songs are the hardest to sing and there were some flat notes sung Wednesday.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Many of their songs are about undocumented workers trying to make a living while evading immigration agents.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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It is directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller, with book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and choreography by Josh Prince.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The pounding dembow riddims boldly crash into electro pop, rock, and trap, interspersed with gentle waves crashing and lyrics about lovers who never pulled up.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 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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“Poems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poems. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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