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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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The Romanticism that fueled Wordsworth’s poetic project fueled many of the revolutionaries too.
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Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Below, Them’s managing editor Samantha Allen and staff writer James Factora join me to wax poetic on 12 movies and shows that feature hot, (albeit sometimes problematic) lesbian age gaps.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Tragic and redemptive, poetic and provocative, this novel held me breathless at every turn.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Hidden in Stroup’s fiery tirades is a poetic flair and penchant for storytelling reminiscent of Kyle Kinane.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Below, Them’s managing editor Samantha Allen and staff writer James Factora join me to wax poetic on 12 movies and shows that feature hot, (albeit sometimes problematic) lesbian age gaps.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Tragic and redemptive, poetic and provocative, this novel held me breathless at every turn.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Hidden in Stroup’s fiery tirades is a poetic flair and penchant for storytelling reminiscent of Kyle Kinane.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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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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