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
Neruda, also a diplomat and politician, is considered one of the most important Latin American poets of the 20th century, having won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
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USA Today,
29 June 2026
These were translations of 19th-century poems by international poets from the 1940s.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Where reality meets urgency What struck me most while editing this anthology was not the poets’ honesty or vulnerability, though both of those qualities were present.
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Sean Murphy,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Fitzgerald’s version was released in 1961 and has been the standard translation for generations of students and poets.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
24 June 2026
In the 18th century Samuel Johnson coined the term metaphysical poets to criticize Donne, John Cleveland, and Abraham Cowley.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
USA Today,
29 June 2026
These were translations of 19th-century poems by international poets from the 1940s.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Where reality meets urgency What struck me most while editing this anthology was not the poets’ honesty or vulnerability, though both of those qualities were present.
—
Sean Murphy,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Fitzgerald’s version was released in 1961 and has been the standard translation for generations of students and poets.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
24 June 2026
In the 18th century Samuel Johnson coined the term metaphysical poets to criticize Donne, John Cleveland, and Abraham Cowley.
—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 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.
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For Lestat, embracing the loneliness has an immediate reaction on the muses lurking in the crowds at his show.
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After Daft Punk’s rise from underground dance music heroes to chart-topping pop insurgents, Bangalter followed different muses in different directions.
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The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
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The bards were the first adapters.
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“Poets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poets. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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