Thesaurus results for POETS

poets

noun

plural of poet

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 This is a classic stair-step uptrend, the kind the poets of Ancient Greece composed odes to and bards of the north told tales about around the fire in days of old. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 Her mystical encounters with the divine through the natural world are reminiscent of poets like Gerard Manley Hopkins, Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 For more than 800 years, Dalhousie Castle near Edinburgh has welcomed royalty, poets, politicians and now, you. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026 This week’s literary geography quiz is a tour of the cafes, clubs and other establishments around New York City that attracted poets and authors. — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The two-day event brings together 300 authors, journalists, poets, screenwriters and other literary voices for a weekend of conversations, performances, readings, book signings, and other events. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 The second names are Latin takes on Taylor, lover, fearless and poets, respectively. — Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Palestinian, Kashmiri and Indian poets are interwoven throughout, framing the film as a meditation on remembering what has been erased from home and pushing back once staying quiet stops being an option. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026 Even more remarkable was their response to feedback from both poets and composers. — Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of minstrels

Noun

Many of Jumbo’s dancers write fiction and memoir, host literary salons across Los Angeles and find ways to tell their own stories rather than serve as muses.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
With the help of a few martinis and flutes of champagne, the raucous lineup of friends, muses, and confidantes sat still long enough to take the portrait accompanying this story.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of muses

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This is a classic stair-step uptrend, the kind the poets of Ancient Greece composed odes to and bards of the north told tales about around the fire in days of old.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Before it was written down, bards recited the adventures of Odysseus and the Greeks orally.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026