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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

The poem, Envoi in Chalk, appeared in a Junior Cycle English exam – the Irish equivalent of GCSEs.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Fast facts: Nolan, the Oscar-winning director of “Oppenheimer,” adapted Homer’s epic poem for the big screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

And then, perhaps unwisely, she added, “Do you know that poem by Mr. Robert Burns, called ‘To a Mouse’?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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