Synonyms of poetess

poetess

noun

as in poet

Related Words

• poet
• muse
• poetaster
• bard
• versifier
• rhymester
• minstrel
• lyricist
• sonneteer
• epigrammatist
• rhymer
• troubadour
• rhapsodist
• scop
• epigrammatizer
• rhapsode
• poet laureate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poetess

When the Dickinson fascicles were turned over to Mabel Loomis Todd, Susan’s crucial position as primary audience for Emily’s poetry became an inconvenient and irrelevant piece of information that did not jibe with the popular image of a nineteenth-century poetess. — Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025

This work honors the fearless and unapologetic spirit of the late June Jordan, educator, writer, activist, and poetess, whose words still challenge and inspire decades after they were first written and spoken. — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025

Billed as a break-dance, hip-hop supernatural fantasy, the movie stars Jeroboam Bozeman as DeRay, a legendary dancer who falls through the sky to land outside the door of Naima (Mecca Verdell), a slam poetess who is the love of his life. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024

To those who know, Patti Smith, pioneering punk poetess and rock star without peer or precedent, requires no introduction. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 June 2022