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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Examples of poet in a Sentence
Emily Dickinson is famous as the poet who rarely left the house but often journeyed to the depths of the human heart.
Recent Examples on the Web
San Diego-area musicians, dancers, poets and more will perform works to uplift the soul.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Most readers would expect to find this quote somewhere in that famed poet’s body of work.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Random House) is the culmination of six years of dreaming for poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
Her earliest books christened her a poet, but her writing soon demonstrated a sidewinding relation to that discipline.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
In the lower west side of Manhattan were some of the greatest poets and writers that the Arabic speaking world has known.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
All of these poets are excellent and sent in gorgeous, complete poems.
—New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
At heart a poet, Sinclair was also a music journalist and became a force in the underground press movement, publishing the Warren-Forest Sun, eventually moving it to Ann Arbor.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
John Sinclair — the celebrated counterculture icon, poet, and political activist who advocated for cannabis and rock & roll and managed the MC5 — died on Tuesday at the age of 82.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Most readers would expect to find this quote somewhere in that famed poet’s body of work.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Random House) is the culmination of six years of dreaming for poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
Her earliest books christened her a poet, but her writing soon demonstrated a sidewinding relation to that discipline.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
In the lower west side of Manhattan were some of the greatest poets and writers that the Arabic speaking world has known.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
All of these poets are excellent and sent in gorgeous, complete poems.
—New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
At heart a poet, Sinclair was also a music journalist and became a force in the underground press movement, publishing the Warren-Forest Sun, eventually moving it to Ann Arbor.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
John Sinclair — the celebrated counterculture icon, poet, and political activist who advocated for cannabis and rock & roll and managed the MC5 — died on Tuesday at the age of 82.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poet. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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poet
noun
po·et
ˈpō-ət 
-it
: a person who writes poetry
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