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The main point of contention seemed to be identifying Timothy Leary as a poet (seven minutes) or a prophet (half an hour).—
Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Sulmona gave the Catholic world a pope, Innocent VII in the 15th century, but Piazza XX Settembre is the location of Sulmona’s foremost historical figure, the greatest of all Roman poets, Ovid, whose bronze statue stands sternly atop a pedestal.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In 1967, Butler, Black Sabbath’s bassist and principal lyricist, formed a group – then called Rare Breed – and asked Osbourne to join, along with guitarist Iommi and drummer Ward.—
Hilary Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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Alan Bergman, the award-winning songwriter and lyricist who teamed with his wife Marilyn Bergman to produce some of television and film's most memorable music, has died.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
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Her language thus had its necessary counterpoint: the Bronx’s fullness against her poetry’s economy; the streetcorner’s pizzicato against her versifier’s swing.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2022
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Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.—
Sarah Vitali,
Harper's magazine,
10 May 2019
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Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2022
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But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 June 2018
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Featuring a costume from each of the bard’s 38 plays, produced over the past six decades, the storied Shiva Theater is all decked out with drag worn by the greatest of the greats.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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But Mothers, the latest novel from a reigning bard of women in crisis, Brenda Lozano, looks to be more thrilling than silly.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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This season will feature Oratorio by Hendrich Schutz, favorite Irish composers, a musical experience from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and America’s Anniversary Concert for children in honor of the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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If a composer feeds their archive into a model that then writes a score, who owns it? 4.—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over a 7 year period, librettist Brenda Shaughnessy and composer Paola Prestini, directed by Jerron Herman and Jay Scheib, created Sensorium Ex, culminating in a premier performance in Omaha, Nebraska in May 2025.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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His grandfather Daniel was a miner who would perish in an underground accident, and his great uncle George owned a minstrel show that toured Western mining camps.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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“Lyrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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