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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
Foreigners have been streaming into Switzerland for centuries—poets, painters, alpinists—and the country long ago adapted to their presence.
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Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 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
From ancient sources philosophers and poets, democrats and demagogues, found justification for everything from anarchy to fascism, and there are reasons for both justifications.
—Literary Hub, 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
Writers, artists, performers, poets and librarians all gathered for an intellectual salon to discuss their work and the contributions of deceased contemporaries.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 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
From ancient sources philosophers and poets, democrats and demagogues, found justification for everything from anarchy to fascism, and there are reasons for both justifications.
—Literary Hub, 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
Writers, artists, performers, poets and librarians all gathered for an intellectual salon to discuss their work and the contributions of deceased contemporaries.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poets
Noun
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Here, Strong runs through his memories of playing Lord Blackwood and muses about why Brits are so good at going bad.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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And no matter where anyone turned, everyone poked, prodded and dissected the sounds, lyrics and yes, muses – a prospect faced by no other artist in 2025.—
Denise Warner,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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