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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This multimedia intergenerational event centers live musical and poetic performance presented by a team of Philadelphia-area musicians and poets, consisting of new music inspired by American Folk, Blues, and Afro-Caribbean music.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
His sentiment inspires the two poets, both in their 70s—until, moments later, tragedy renders language powerless.
—The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Focusing on Vahdat’s repertoire of classical settings for verse by great Persian poets both ancient (Hafez, Rumi) and contemporary (Forough Farrokhzad), as well as songs she’s gathered from Iran’s various ethnic groups, the project includes percussionist Nariman Assadi on tombak and daf.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Along the way, the poets encounter the likes of Cleopatra and the various antagonists of the Trojan War — Achilles, Helen of Troy and Paris — in the second circle where those who fell under the sin of lust end up.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Why does rhythm and rhyme put me to sleep, why does the language of poets seem to me to be the least interesting language conceivable?
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The grant winners are determined annually via a nomination process, with a rotating jury of LGBTQIA+ artists, poets, and musicians meeting three times in the span of several months.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 May 2026
The event brings together dozens of poets from around the Midwest and the country to compete for the title of 2026 Midwest Poetry Mash-Up Champion.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
His sentiment inspires the two poets, both in their 70s—until, moments later, tragedy renders language powerless.
—The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Focusing on Vahdat’s repertoire of classical settings for verse by great Persian poets both ancient (Hafez, Rumi) and contemporary (Forough Farrokhzad), as well as songs she’s gathered from Iran’s various ethnic groups, the project includes percussionist Nariman Assadi on tombak and daf.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Along the way, the poets encounter the likes of Cleopatra and the various antagonists of the Trojan War — Achilles, Helen of Troy and Paris — in the second circle where those who fell under the sin of lust end up.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Why does rhythm and rhyme put me to sleep, why does the language of poets seem to me to be the least interesting language conceivable?
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The grant winners are determined annually via a nomination process, with a rotating jury of LGBTQIA+ artists, poets, and musicians meeting three times in the span of several months.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 May 2026
The event brings together dozens of poets from around the Midwest and the country to compete for the title of 2026 Midwest Poetry Mash-Up Champion.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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My family and friends generously serve as my muses.—
Kelsey Schagemann,
Midwest Living,
22 May 2026
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The pop superstar, 36, stepped out for a wedding dripping in recognizable jewels once owned by one of her latest album's muses, Elizabeth Taylor, while heading to Honey's cocktail bar with her fiancé, Travis Kelce, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Saturday, May 16.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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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.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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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.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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