General articles: Arts and culture
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The Poet and the Citizen
The Poet and the Citizen (Поэт и гражданин) is a poem by Nikolai Nekrasov, written in 1855 and published in 1856 as a dialogue on the poet's civic duty, opening his collection Poems.
The Poetics of Old Russian Literature
The Poetics of Old Russian Literature (Поэтика древнерусской литературы) is a 1967 monograph by Dmitry Likhachev analyzing the artistic system of Russian literature from the tenth to the seventeenth century.
The Pogues
The Pogues, originally Pogue Mahone, were a London band formed in 1982 fusing punk with Irish folk, led by Shane MacGowan; best known for "Fairytale of New York" and albums including Rum Sodomy & the Lash, active 1982–1996 and 2001–2014.
The Pohutukawa Tree
The Pohutukawa Tree is a 1955 play by New Zealand playwright Bruce Mason, first performed in 1957, centering on a Māori matriarch defending her ancestral land from Pākehā neighbors.
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters, Oakland vocal group of sisters Ruth, Anita, Bonnie, and June Pointer; 1973 "Yes We Can Can," 1975 country Grammy for "Fairytale," and triple-platinum 1983 album Break Out.
The Pointy End
"The Pointy End" is Game of Thrones season 1, episode 8, aired June 5, 2011; written by George R. R. Martin, directed by Daniel Minahan. Covers Ned Stark's imprisonment, Robb calling the banners, Arya's escape, and the wight attack at the Wall.
The Poison Rose
The Poison Rose is a 2019 Italian-American crime mystery thriller directed by George Gallo, starring John Travolta as a private detective drawn into a web of crimes in Galveston, Texas.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible is Barbara Kingsolver's 1998 novel about the family of Baptist missionary Nathan Price in the Belgian Congo from 1959, narrated by his wife and four daughters; a political allegory of American intervention, an Oprah's Book Club pick and Pulitzer nominee.
The Poker House
The Poker House is Lori Petty's 2008 semiautobiographical directorial debut drama about her Iowa teenage years, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Agnes, Selma Blair as the mother, with Chloë Grace Moretz; premiered at LA Film Festival, released 2009.
The Polar Express
The Polar Express (2004) is Robert Zemeckis's performance-capture Christmas film adapted from Chris Van Allsburg's 1985 Caldecott book, starring Tom Hanks in six roles; a box-office disappointment that became a profitable annual holiday reissue.
The Polar Express (film)
The Polar Express is a 2004 American computer-animated Christmas film directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks and adapted from Chris Van Allsburg's picture book.
The Police
The Police: English rock trio (Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers) formed in London in 1977; five albums 1978-1983, "Every Breath You Take," 75 million records, 2007-2008 reunion tour.
The Police discography
The discography of the Police, the English rock band formed in London in 1977, comprises five studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and twenty-six singles.
The Political Unconscious
The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act is a 1981 book by Fredric Jameson, arguing that every narrative responds to social and historical conflicts.
The Politician (TV series)
The Politician is a Netflix satirical comedy-drama (2019-2020) by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, starring Ben Platt as Payton Hobart, an ambitious teen campaigning from high school toward the presidency; two seasons, 15 episodes, ended June 2020.
The Polka King
The Polka King is a 2017 biographical comedy directed by Maya Forbes, starring Jack Black as Jan Lewan, the Pennsylvania polka bandleader who ran a Ponzi scheme; Sundance premiere, Netflix release January 12, 2018.
The Polygamist
The Polygamist is a 22-episode South African Netflix supernovela (Zulu, TV-MA) that premiered 12 June 2026, adapted from Sue Nyathi's 2012 Zimbabwean novel, starring Gugu Gumede and S'dumo Mtshali as Joyce and Jonasi Gomora, a record-breaking hit reaching #1 in 21 countries.
The Polyphonic Spree
The Polyphonic Spree is a choral rock band founded in Dallas, Texas, on July 15, 2000 by Tim DeLaughter of Tripping Daisy; known for 13–27 white-robed members, the song "Light and Day", and albums through Salvage Enterprise (2023).
The Pond—Moonlight
The Pond—Moonlight is a 1904 photograph by Edward Steichen showing moonlight on a pond with reflected trees at Mamaroneck, New York; a print sold for $2,928,000 in 2006, then an auction record for a photograph.
The Poolrooms
The Poolrooms, also known as Poolcore, are a liminal-space aesthetic of endless white-tiled rooms flooded with shallow water, adopted by the Backrooms fandom as Level 37.
The Poor Christ of Bomba
The Poor Christ of Bomba (Le Pauvre Christ de Bomba) is a satirical anticolonial novel by the Cameroonian writer Mongo Beti, published in Paris in 1956.
The Poor Man's Son
The Poor Man's Son (Le Fils du pauvre) is an autobiographical novel by Mouloud Feraoun, which recounts Fouroulou Menrad's journey through the colonial system to become a teacher.
The Poor Musician
The Poor Musician (Der arme Spielmann) is a novella by Austrian writer Franz Grillparzer about Jakob, a poor street fiddler in Vienna pursuing the Romantic ideal of absolute music.
The Poor Wife
The Poor Wife (빈처, Bincheo) is a short story by Korean writer Hyun Jin-geon, published in the magazine Gaebyeok in January 1921, credited with starting the serious 1920s Korean short story.
The Pop Group
The Pop Group is an English post-punk band that formed in Bristol in 1977. It is characterized by an aggressive fusion of funk, dub, and politically charged, agit-prop lyrics.
The Pop Out: Ken & Friends
The Pop Out: Ken & Friends, Kendrick Lamar's one-night Juneteenth concert of June 19, 2024 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, presented by pgLang and Free Lunch. It featured DJ Hed and Mustard opening sets, Dr. Dre, Black Hippy, and 'Not Like Us' performed five times plus an instrumental walkout.
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village: 1984 American crime drama directed by Stuart Rosenberg, from Vincent Patrick's 1979 novel, starring Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, and Daryl Hannah as Little Italy cousins who rob the mob; Geraldine Page earned an Oscar nomination.
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist is a 2023 Screen Gems horror thriller directed by Julius Avery, starring Russell Crowe as Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, loosely based on Amorth's memoirs; it grossed $77 million worldwide and has a sequel in development.
The Pope's Toilet
The Pope's Toilet (El baño del Papa) is a 2007 Uruguayan comedy-drama by Enrique Fernández and César Charlone, premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard, about smuggler Beto building a pay toilet for Pope John Paul II's 1988 Melo visit.
The Popinjay Cavalier
The Popinjay Cavalier, Quentin Tarantino's first stage play, is a swashbuckling comedy of deception and disguise set in 1830s Europe, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as actor Rupert Sebastian Thomas Jr. It previews 23 February and opens 18 March 2027 at London's Phoenix Theatre, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment.