as in poet
a person who writes poetry she's a poetaster whose verse never rises above what is found on greeting cards

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Recent Examples of poetaster 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, 7 Feb. 2022 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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Noun
  • And the obscure poets and thinkers went flying back into oblivion.
    Peter Wortsman July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • According to Greek and Roman legend, Lyra is a harp, or Lyre, given by the god Apollo to the famous poet and musician Orpheus.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • With some rare exceptions—the eating of Sir Robin's minstrels, Ringo putting a hole in his pocket—the order of the scenes were completely irrelevant.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Poetaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetaster. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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