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
After discovering secret letters between two Victorian poets, academics Roland and Maud set out to untangle a literary mystery.
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Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The greatest of coaches, including Indiana’s own John Wooden, would quote Riley, among other poets and writers, in his UCLA practices.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
One of the poets inspired by Browne is Dave Bengtson, who says Browne changed his life and became a good friend.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
Stand-up partially originated here in the West Village of the 1950s, at coffeehouses where folk musicians and beatnik poets also performed.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Conner’s deep ties to American counterculture—from the 1950s Beat poets to the punk scenes of the 1970s and 80s—infused his work with a biting wit and revolutionary spirit.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Political leader Simón Bolivar and poets Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral are among the other people depicted in the mural.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
But what DJs like Alejandra, musicians like Rob, and poets like Renee were doing was extraordinary—and all at great personal risk.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Mulzet, the translator of most of the Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai’s novels (notably inclined to apocalypticism), has now collected these ten poets, working with six other translators, partly to correct the impression that the country’s female poets are few and far between.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The greatest of coaches, including Indiana’s own John Wooden, would quote Riley, among other poets and writers, in his UCLA practices.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
One of the poets inspired by Browne is Dave Bengtson, who says Browne changed his life and became a good friend.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
Stand-up partially originated here in the West Village of the 1950s, at coffeehouses where folk musicians and beatnik poets also performed.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Conner’s deep ties to American counterculture—from the 1950s Beat poets to the punk scenes of the 1970s and 80s—infused his work with a biting wit and revolutionary spirit.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Political leader Simón Bolivar and poets Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral are among the other people depicted in the mural.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
But what DJs like Alejandra, musicians like Rob, and poets like Renee were doing was extraordinary—and all at great personal risk.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Mulzet, the translator of most of the Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai’s novels (notably inclined to apocalypticism), has now collected these ten poets, working with six other translators, partly to correct the impression that the country’s female poets are few and far between.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poets
Noun
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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
Noun
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Sometimes the muses have more to offer than inspiration, however, as did the following nine women.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Losing relationships did seem to deprive the band of its strongest muses.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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