Collocations for poignant - adj.

be, seem, sound
become
make sth
The presence of the rest of the family made John's absence even more poignant.

find sth

extremely, very
deeply, especially, particularly, unbearably
I found his speech deeply poignant.

quite
oddly, strangely
The performances are by turns uproarious and oddly poignant.

Poignant is used with these nouns:
image, lyrics, moment, reflection, reminder, story