1
: one who writes poetry : a maker of verses
2
: one (such as a creative artist) of great imaginative and expressive capabilities and special sensitivity to the medium
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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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Just a few years later, in 1961, the boys met Australian poet and musician Daevid Allen, who broadened their horizons by sharing his infectious love of jazz.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2025
The performance, which also featured British artist Dexter Dalwood and writer and translator Heather Cleary, was held at Casa Margarita, the organization’s newest venue once the home of Margarita Quijano, a writer and muse to poet Ramón López Velarde.
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Beckham’s Inter Miami is set to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup, and Damon is about to begin filming Christopher Nolan’s next film, based on an epic by the greek poet Homer.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The documentary is in collaboration with novelist and poet Jacqueline Woodson, composer Meshell Ndegeocello, producer Erika Dilday, editor M. Trevino and director Catherine Gund.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2025
The performance, which also featured British artist Dexter Dalwood and writer and translator Heather Cleary, was held at Casa Margarita, the organization’s newest venue once the home of Margarita Quijano, a writer and muse to poet Ramón López Velarde.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Beckham’s Inter Miami is set to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup, and Damon is about to begin filming Christopher Nolan’s next film, based on an epic by the greek poet Homer.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The documentary is in collaboration with novelist and poet Jacqueline Woodson, composer Meshell Ndegeocello, producer Erika Dilday, editor M. Trevino and director Catherine Gund.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poet. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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poet
noun
po·et
ˈpō-ət 
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: a person who writes poetry
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