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

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“Poetaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetaster. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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