The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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From 1861 to 1865, while the Civil War raged, Emily Dickinson wrote over 900 poems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Connolly also presented Trump with a collection of poems by Michael Longley that includes “Ceasefire,” a poem inspired by the 1994 IRA ceasefire that helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He said the book was influenced by classics, adding: "One of the only poems I can recite is The Owl and the Pussycat and I suppose there's a similar metre to that."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
For now, I stay busy coming up with new poems to sell.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
