as in minstrel
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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Michael Longley, a Northern Irish poet who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, died last month at 85.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
According to the Greek Archaic poets, he was seen as a handsome immortal who used golden arrows to spark love and interfere with the emotions of Gods and men.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Others on board included modernist Russian poet and a Trotskyite anarchist Victor Serge, Martinican poet and a founder of the anticolonialism Négritude movement Aimé Césaire, Cuban painter Wifredo Lam; influential Marxist psychiatrist and Pan-Africanist Frantz Fanon, along with fascinating others.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight.
—Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
According to the Greek Archaic poets, he was seen as a handsome immortal who used golden arrows to spark love and interfere with the emotions of Gods and men.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Others on board included modernist Russian poet and a Trotskyite anarchist Victor Serge, Martinican poet and a founder of the anticolonialism Négritude movement Aimé Césaire, Cuban painter Wifredo Lam; influential Marxist psychiatrist and Pan-Africanist Frantz Fanon, along with fascinating others.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight.
—Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet
Noun
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Robinson, an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, began his career in minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway, the recording industry, films, radio, and television.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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However, the success of what many Latinos consider a 21st-century minstrel show (complete with a European protagonist’s fair complexion conspicuously darkened to play Mexican) lies not in artistic license but a kind of cinematic arbitrage.—
Giancarlo Sopo,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The shoes at the show were just as eye-catching as the hats, so large that some models didn’t dare to walk down the stairs to the end of the runway but rather strutted right to the edge of the stairwell—maybe a nod to the storyline of Dracula’s muses not being able to escape.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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The ad, which was directed by Ben Affleck and features Casey Affleck, finds Strong submerged in coffee grounds, refusing to leave his trailer to film his spot for the breakfast chain until the muse appears.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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The development of modern Ukrainian literature was spearheaded by Taras Shevchenko, a former serf who would become the national bard.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2013
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Long before filming on A Complete Unknown even began, those involved in Dylan’s records and publishing wondered what impact a film starring Timothée Chalamet as the bard would have on his streaming and record sales.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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