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poem

[poh-uhm] / ˈpoʊ əm /


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Arriaga’s poem is a long series of names, phrases, lines from politicians and writers that encapsulate America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"And the poem just came out. It literally wrote itself," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"A lot of things went through my head. Is this really happening? My own 15-year-old son answering a question on a poem that I've written?"

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He once imagined the poem as a “message in a bottle,” sent out in the hope that it might “wash up on land, on heartland, perhaps.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The rich food filled her with elation, but she was too shaken by the presence of the leopard to make up a victory poem.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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