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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Located just outside Mougins (a village once resided by poets Paul Eluard, Jean Cocteau, and Christian Dior), the hotel is set within a 4.5-hectare estate that overlooks the hills of Grasse and the Caussols plateau.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The garden’s sculptures abound with possible literary references, from Ovid and Petrarch to later Italian poets like Dante Alighieri and Ludovico Ariosto.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
La Ligne x Cleo Wade Fans of poet and artist Cleo Wade will love the cheekiness of her partnership with clothing brand La Ligne.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
The opera has to do with its composer, David T. Little, and his relationship to three of his art idols, past and present: filmmaker David Lynch, the late French poet and theorist Antonin Artaud and Beat writer and artist William S. Burroughs.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Felicity Carter, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The garden’s sculptures abound with possible literary references, from Ovid and Petrarch to later Italian poets like Dante Alighieri and Ludovico Ariosto.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
La Ligne x Cleo Wade Fans of poet and artist Cleo Wade will love the cheekiness of her partnership with clothing brand La Ligne.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
The opera has to do with its composer, David T. Little, and his relationship to three of his art idols, past and present: filmmaker David Lynch, the late French poet and theorist Antonin Artaud and Beat writer and artist William S. Burroughs.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poet. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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poet
noun
po·et
ˈpō-ət 
-it
: a person who writes poetry
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