as in poet
a person who writes poetry
a bard best known for a series of love poems to his raven-haired beloved
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Performance poetry, or spoken word, is far from an entirely new art form; its roots can be traced to the oral poetry of Ancient Greece and the bards commonly found in the Middle Ages.
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David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
For Moscow’s liberal elite, the event amounted to a kind of antiwar rally: in the songs and remarks of the bards there were many direct hints at the current situation.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022
Chalamet has been nominated for awards for his performance as the immortal bard at the Golden Globes and several regional critics' awards ceremonies; his fans and lookalikes can tune in tomorrow to discover whether he's been nominated for the Oscar, too.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
For Moscow’s liberal elite, the event amounted to a kind of antiwar rally: in the songs and remarks of the bards there were many direct hints at the current situation.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022
Chalamet has been nominated for awards for his performance as the immortal bard at the Golden Globes and several regional critics' awards ceremonies; his fans and lookalikes can tune in tomorrow to discover whether he's been nominated for the Oscar, too.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Bard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bard. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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