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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
The author of more than 3,000 poems, Williams published four books, according to Christine, and at one point was named poet laureate for Honor Flight Chicago.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Gaze out over the sea of winter coats as your neighbors recite poems, sing songs, share thoughts.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Myles Garrett’s Poem Goes Viral The standout moment came when the interviewer asked Garrett to share a line from one of his poems.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Participants will create a book using gel printing with handwritten Haiku poems.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
All types of lanterns are lighted throughout the streets, and poems and riddles are often written for entertainment.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Plath, the deserted wife of fellow poet Ted Hughes, mother of two young children, died by suicide at age 30, leaving behind a collection of poems that anatomized her mental descent in scorching language that secured a permanent place in American letters.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 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
Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Gaze out over the sea of winter coats as your neighbors recite poems, sing songs, share thoughts.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Myles Garrett’s Poem Goes Viral The standout moment came when the interviewer asked Garrett to share a line from one of his poems.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Participants will create a book using gel printing with handwritten Haiku poems.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
All types of lanterns are lighted throughout the streets, and poems and riddles are often written for entertainment.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Plath, the deserted wife of fellow poet Ted Hughes, mother of two young children, died by suicide at age 30, leaving behind a collection of poems that anatomized her mental descent in scorching language that secured a permanent place in American letters.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poems
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On that phone call with Kaufman, Weir grabbed a guitar and started singing snippets of campfire songs from his past, eagerly wanting to add new verses to some of them.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ours is a recognizable network of solidarity sown throughout cities and towns in the Twin Cities and in rural Minnesota, dispersed and ad-hoc, yet woven into ONE like the verses of a poem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Another Network reporter pointed out the songs were not performed in their entirety.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The report found that the ratio of male to female producers across 400 popular songs was 47-to-1.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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The track grapples with his struggle to process a drive-by shooting that nearly took his life and offered a glimpse at his artistry to come, characterized by his raw, unflinching lyrics.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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As is the case in many corporate ad campaigns, Lutsko was one of multiple songwriters to receive prewritten lyrics with a prompt to put them to music.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 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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