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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Recent Examples of poets
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
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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
But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means.
—Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Take in the beauty of dozens of majestic waterfalls that have inspired poets for centuries.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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
But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means.
—Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Take in the beauty of dozens of majestic waterfalls that have inspired poets for centuries.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 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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Like many a cat lover, Baseman whips out a phone to share videos of his beloved feline muses.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Plus, fashion designers are often invited to accompany their muses on the red carpet and showcase their elaborate designs.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 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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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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