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a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
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Recent Examples of poems
This collection of poems—Orr’s thirteenth—bears bitter witness to environmental degradation, moral corruption, and the aging of a body and of a generation, all viewed from a bird’s eye, wrapped in the language and tone of myth.
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Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
But in Soni’s careful translation, the repetitions and subtle variation of Verma’s poems also achieve a haunting, transcendental resonance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Not only do the records feature scuff marks and price tags, but poems and doodles—as if the blankness was begging to be filled in.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Torkildson, 73, has been writing these poems — and sending them to the articles’ authors — since 2014.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
All sorts of stories, narratives, poems, novels, memos, and other forms of writing are scanned.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Helen of Troy is a pivotal figure in the ancient Greek epic poems known as Homer's The Iliad and Odyssey, the latter of which serves as the basis for Nolan's new movie.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
There, on the Hudson River waterfront, David Wojnarowicz wrote poems and painted murals alongside Luis Frangella and Mike Bidlo, while Peter Hujar and Dirk Rowntree photographed scenes of impromptu happenings and performances, before the site was demolished in 1984.
—Natalia Torija, Curbed, 14 May 2026
Montgomery has also released a collection of poems entitled DKMH.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
But in Soni’s careful translation, the repetitions and subtle variation of Verma’s poems also achieve a haunting, transcendental resonance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Not only do the records feature scuff marks and price tags, but poems and doodles—as if the blankness was begging to be filled in.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Torkildson, 73, has been writing these poems — and sending them to the articles’ authors — since 2014.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
All sorts of stories, narratives, poems, novels, memos, and other forms of writing are scanned.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Helen of Troy is a pivotal figure in the ancient Greek epic poems known as Homer's The Iliad and Odyssey, the latter of which serves as the basis for Nolan's new movie.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
There, on the Hudson River waterfront, David Wojnarowicz wrote poems and painted murals alongside Luis Frangella and Mike Bidlo, while Peter Hujar and Dirk Rowntree photographed scenes of impromptu happenings and performances, before the site was demolished in 1984.
—Natalia Torija, Curbed, 14 May 2026
Montgomery has also released a collection of poems entitled DKMH.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poems
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On it, the two trade not just verses but a series of escalating, truly incendiary guitar solos, Springsteen watching Morello intently and nodding encouragement and approval, before Morello handing the reins back to Springsteen.—
Caryn Rose,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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To address the former issue, members of the Tarteel team built an MCP server atop ChatGPT and Claude so that those chatbots correctly reference the Quran and Islamic literature and don’t hallucinate verses.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
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The show is still using some of those songs, giving the score’s relationship to the script a half-in, half-out near-jukebox feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Maya, like Bassichis, did an act that was a bit standup, a bit performance art, broken up by dreamy, oddball songs.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The album teams with moments like this, bits where the music might evoke a modern homespun permutation of greats like Daryl Hall and John Oates or even Prince, and the lyrics add new wrinkles to classic pop heartbreak.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Over the years, his lyrics haven’t changed much, but the perspective has shifted from observant kid caught in the mix to pushing-30 vet cutting memory tracks on the days when life was a lot simpler.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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In his gorgeous and arresting debut, Nick Martino hurtles through a variety of forms—from sonnets to visual poems to works of visual art—to vividly portray and reflect on a teenager’s world during and after the speaker’s parents’ divorce and his father’s incarceration.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 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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