as in minstrels
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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These were translations of 19th-century poems by international poets from the 1940s.
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Literary Hub,
26 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
In the 18th century Samuel Johnson coined the term metaphysical poets to criticize Donne, John Cleveland, and Abraham Cowley.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Literary Hub,
26 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
In the 18th century Samuel Johnson coined the term metaphysical poets to criticize Donne, John Cleveland, and Abraham Cowley.
—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.
—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poets
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The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.
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After Daft Punk’s rise from underground dance music heroes to chart-topping pop insurgents, Bangalter followed different muses in different directions.
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My family and friends generously serve as my muses.
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Sentences that fizzle and scorch will also appeal to fans of Jade Sharma and Mary Robison, other bards of women on the absolute verge.
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But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.
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“Poets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poets. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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