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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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Recent Examples of poets
An outer wall of the exhibit includes commentary through the centuries from great poets and scholars about the awe-inspiring site.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Called the Amaranth of poets, this flower was considered the emblem of immortality, and was said to have been worn by the Thessalians at the funeral of Achilles.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Join the group for fresh brews, local poets and unforgettable vibes.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
The following week, festivalgoers can catch Apple TV+’s documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, which tells the love story of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley amid Gibson’s battle with terminal cancer.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
In addition to that, intellectual discussions between Faroe and Greenland poets on how to reach full independence – both are self-governing but under Danish administration.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
New and experienced poets can gather to read and share their poems.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The otherwise very private poets give us a rare look into one of the most intimate moments of their lives.
—James Factora, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
For all the efforts of scientists and poets to elicit truth from those strange, most obscure corners of the Universe, there remains much more to learn and experience.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Called the Amaranth of poets, this flower was considered the emblem of immortality, and was said to have been worn by the Thessalians at the funeral of Achilles.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Join the group for fresh brews, local poets and unforgettable vibes.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
The following week, festivalgoers can catch Apple TV+’s documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, which tells the love story of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley amid Gibson’s battle with terminal cancer.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
In addition to that, intellectual discussions between Faroe and Greenland poets on how to reach full independence – both are self-governing but under Danish administration.
—Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
New and experienced poets can gather to read and share their poems.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The otherwise very private poets give us a rare look into one of the most intimate moments of their lives.
—James Factora, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
For all the efforts of scientists and poets to elicit truth from those strange, most obscure corners of the Universe, there remains much more to learn and experience.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poets
muses
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How important are figures from Hollywood in the fashion editorial world these days, as muses or subjects?—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Poets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poets. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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