: a girl or woman who is a poet
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Louvre Richelieu Wing Palette For the makeup palette, Lancôme celebrated the sculpture of Corine, Greek poetess of the 5th century BC presented in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
Though Orton, in concert later this week at the Irish American Heritage Center, is rightly admired as a poetess of British folk-rock, her closest analog might be a poetess of Francophone cinema: Claire Denis.
—Matthew Richards, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
To those who know, Patti Smith, pioneering punk poetess and rock star without peer or precedent, requires no introduction.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 June 2022
Reimagined as a flowing gown, the look has a new verve, one that speaks to Kente’s timelessness and the youthful exuberance of 23-year-old poetess.
—Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
Sarojini Naidu, poetess, and Madeline Slade, the British admiral's daughter who has been Gandhi's devoted follower for 17 years. Mme.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 9 Aug. 2017
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
Though Orton, in concert later this week at the Irish American Heritage Center, is rightly admired as a poetess of British folk-rock, her closest analog might be a poetess of Francophone cinema: Claire Denis.
—Matthew Richards, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
To those who know, Patti Smith, pioneering punk poetess and rock star without peer or precedent, requires no introduction.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 June 2022
Reimagined as a flowing gown, the look has a new verve, one that speaks to Kente’s timelessness and the youthful exuberance of 23-year-old poetess.
—Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
Sarojini Naidu, poetess, and Madeline Slade, the British admiral's daughter who has been Gandhi's devoted follower for 17 years. Mme.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 9 Aug. 2017
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1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Poetess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetess. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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poetess
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po·et·ess
ˈpō-ət-əs 
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: a girl or woman who writes poetry
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