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your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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Kiarostami, that find some rhythm of their own, that settle into this poetic rhythm, often the rhythms of nature.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
And finally the fellas wax poetic about winter caravans gone by and whatever happened to the exploding Winnebago from the 1980s.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Amid the nods to social media and cancel culture and the shallow perils of modern celebrity, the image of Taylor-Joy’s disciplined group of insurgents, who speak in almost archaic, poetic dialogue, strikes a bracing contrast.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
Throughout his career, his cinematic accomplishments have challenged audiences with their epic, poetic and humanitarian angles.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
And finally the fellas wax poetic about winter caravans gone by and whatever happened to the exploding Winnebago from the 1980s.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Amid the nods to social media and cancel culture and the shallow perils of modern celebrity, the image of Taylor-Joy’s disciplined group of insurgents, who speak in almost archaic, poetic dialogue, strikes a bracing contrast.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
Throughout his career, his cinematic accomplishments have challenged audiences with their epic, poetic and humanitarian angles.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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poetic
adjective
po·et·ic
pō-ˈet-ik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetic words
2
: written in verse
poetical
adjective
-i-kəl
poetically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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