as in minstrel
a person who writes poetry
Emily Dickinson is famous as the poet who rarely left the house but often journeyed to the depths of the human heart
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Recent Examples of poet
Gibson, an American poet and activist, died in July after a battle with cancer (that is depicted in the film).
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the lenses come in three colors that in name reference the 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, an enduring inspiration and touchstone for Smith.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Based on an unfinished work by poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, The Black Ball weaves together the lives of three gay men from three distinct historical periods.
—Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
From our myths to the Mabinogion, to our once endangered language, and our great poets like Dylan Thomas, Wales has had an incredible influence on global culture—particularly in the fantasy genre.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the lenses come in three colors that in name reference the 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, an enduring inspiration and touchstone for Smith.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Based on an unfinished work by poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, The Black Ball weaves together the lives of three gay men from three distinct historical periods.
—Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
From our myths to the Mabinogion, to our once endangered language, and our great poets like Dylan Thomas, Wales has had an incredible influence on global culture—particularly in the fantasy genre.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet
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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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A lot of viewers found her the most captivating presence in Part 1 of the doc, with obvious screen charisma that established her as a leading lady after all these years — playing a character that Hollywood couldn’t have invented better, the manager-muse.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ward was the designer's muse and collaborator throughout the 90s and 2000s, according to Dazed.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Robinson’s closest peer at the network is Nathan Fielder, a fellow bard of anxiety who deploys cringe with a masterful and unsparing hand.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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With Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet and now a Shakespeare-adjacent season of The Night Manager ahead, Petrie can’t help but think about the bard’s artistic impact on his career so far.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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