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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The feature by Calvo and Ambrossi, who are known popularly as Los Javis, explores LGBT heritage and pays tribute to murdered Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca through the interconnected stories of three men in the three different eras of 1932, 1937 and 2017.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Where reality meets urgency What struck me most while editing this anthology was not the poets’ honesty or vulnerability, though both of those qualities were present.
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Sean Murphy,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Fitzgerald’s version was released in 1961 and has been the standard translation for generations of students and poets.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
24 June 2026
As influences on this album, zzzahara cites artistic titans of emotion—poet Mary Oliver and director Wong Kar Wai.
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Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Where reality meets urgency What struck me most while editing this anthology was not the poets’ honesty or vulnerability, though both of those qualities were present.
—
Sean Murphy,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Fitzgerald’s version was released in 1961 and has been the standard translation for generations of students and poets.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
24 June 2026
As influences on this album, zzzahara cites artistic titans of emotion—poet Mary Oliver and director Wong Kar Wai.
—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet
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They were published in the North and South, performed in racist minstrel shows and polite parlors, and sung by abolitionists and defenders of enslavement alike.
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And with fiddles, accordions, guitars and her current instrument of choice, the minstrel banjo.
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As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.
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The main social space on the ground floor is purposely uncluttered, all the better to shift easily between poolside family frolics, predinner drinks with guests, and ad hoc performances when the muse strikes.
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The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
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The bards were the first adapters.
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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