It's a surprisingly poignant concept.

Described as a "surprisingly poignant", the melancholic ballad received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics; however, it was criticised for its similarities with Oasis.

For a work that has a continuous surface jollity, the piece also has a surprisingly poignant core.

"Life Got Cold" was labeled "surprisingly poignant."

Mayo can also be a surprisingly poignant writer; "Woman Without Arms" is a painterly meditation on a lover's body, prosthetic limbs and all, that raises questions about the nature of physical attraction.

This low-budget British romantic drama may be formulaic but the result is surprisingly poignant.

Daniel Maliniak showed refined skill in his role as the storytelling Minstrel, and Kevin Lee was constantly funny and surprisingly poignant as the Jester.

They dance it straight, and the results are freshly comical and surprisingly poignant, and also thought-provoking.

Some of the talks were surprisingly poignant.