“He plays the role with an openness and unguardedness that offer no defense against the blunt-force poignance.”

“There's a mean-spirited poignance to the novel's satiric portrait of Hollywood.”

“It has the depth and compendiousness of a textbook, with the readability and poignance of a novel.”

“It may be a history lesson but it is sure to portray with poignancy the humour, hurt, heartbreak and pain that they didn't teach us in the classroom.”

“The speaker's relentless poignancy during the debate left the audience stunned and uncomfortable.”

“The poignancy of the artist's painting brought tears to the eyes of everyone who viewed it, as it beautifully conveyed a sense of melancholy and longing.”