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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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Artist, poet and educator Annie Ruth is this year's Grand Marshal.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
A number of stars can trace their roots to Tuscany — the beacon of the Renaissance as well as the birthplace of DaVinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli and poet Dante Alghieri — including Rose McGowan and Susan Sarandon, who has family in towns that are near the capital city of Florence.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
It is lined with Chinese-language reference books, works on philosophy, and classical literature, especially books by Gao’s favorite poet, Du Fu, who wrote of war, famine, and lost friendships in eighth-century China.
—Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Connected by a complex sound design that occasionally collapses time and space, scenes of absurd mundanity give way to the fantasy of fiction, its triangle of poets, artists, and actors motivated equally by wishful dreaming and comic, everyday neuroses.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
A number of stars can trace their roots to Tuscany — the beacon of the Renaissance as well as the birthplace of DaVinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli and poet Dante Alghieri — including Rose McGowan and Susan Sarandon, who has family in towns that are near the capital city of Florence.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
It is lined with Chinese-language reference books, works on philosophy, and classical literature, especially books by Gao’s favorite poet, Du Fu, who wrote of war, famine, and lost friendships in eighth-century China.
—Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Connected by a complex sound design that occasionally collapses time and space, scenes of absurd mundanity give way to the fantasy of fiction, its triangle of poets, artists, and actors motivated equally by wishful dreaming and comic, everyday neuroses.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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