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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
Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well.
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Sayantani Dasgupta
february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
My final destination in Kurdistan is the city of Slemani, or Sulaymaniyah, a place of poets and artists.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Her material is always fascinating, inspired by the writings of novelists, scientists, poets, and philosophers, but her true magic lies in her skill at making connections among subjects that are revelatory.
—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
Clinical accuracy is not something with which poets have traditionally tended to preoccupy themselves, but Tennyson’s account of mental extremity impressed the experts.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Hannibal was among the musicians, writers, poets and others using their art during the Waukegan Park District’s fourth-annual Back History Month event Saturday at the Jack Benny Center, celebrating the month by putting African American culture on display.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Half of them were published in adulthood, with Frederick and Charles regarded as exceptionally promising poets until their talents were eclipsed not only by their younger brother but by their inner turmoil.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Diana Shi, co-recipient of two US National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowships, has collaborated since 2006 with George O’Connell in translating many prominent western and Chinese-speaking poets.
—Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
The regime would call our cultural traditions pagan, but Iranians still make pilgrimages to the shrines of our poets.
—Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Sayantani Dasgupta
february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
My final destination in Kurdistan is the city of Slemani, or Sulaymaniyah, a place of poets and artists.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Her material is always fascinating, inspired by the writings of novelists, scientists, poets, and philosophers, but her true magic lies in her skill at making connections among subjects that are revelatory.
—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
Clinical accuracy is not something with which poets have traditionally tended to preoccupy themselves, but Tennyson’s account of mental extremity impressed the experts.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Hannibal was among the musicians, writers, poets and others using their art during the Waukegan Park District’s fourth-annual Back History Month event Saturday at the Jack Benny Center, celebrating the month by putting African American culture on display.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Half of them were published in adulthood, with Frederick and Charles regarded as exceptionally promising poets until their talents were eclipsed not only by their younger brother but by their inner turmoil.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Diana Shi, co-recipient of two US National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowships, has collaborated since 2006 with George O’Connell in translating many prominent western and Chinese-speaking poets.
—Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
The regime would call our cultural traditions pagan, but Iranians still make pilgrimages to the shrines of our poets.
—Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poets
Noun
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Dunk muses in his audience with Maekar.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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The collection also incorporated historic muses, which Moralıoğlu took as inspiration for designs and the overall aura of his fall 2026 collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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But there’s nothing slack, or lazy, or subjective, or self-indulgent, about the elaborate verse-craft of those bards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Poets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poets. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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