as in poets
a person who writes poetry
Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside
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An outer wall of the exhibit includes commentary through the centuries from great poets and scholars about the awe-inspiring site.—
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Called the Amaranth of poets, this flower was considered the emblem of immortality, and was said to have been worn by the Thessalians at the funeral of Achilles.—
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