poet

noun

po·et | \ ˈpō-ət

, -it also ˈpȯ(-)it\

Definition of poet

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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In contrast, poet and actor Benjamin Zephaniah who made regular cameos as Jeremiah Jesus is a lifelong Aston Villa fan, possibly causing some friction around derby day. — SI.com, "Peaky Blinders: Which Football Teams Cillian Murphy & Rest of the Cast Support," 8 Sep. 2019 In various combinations, the series features goth and indie singers (Zola Jesus, Low Leaf), a poet and rapper (Saul Williams), a classical pianist (Gloria Cheng) and music by Cage and Pauline Oliveros. — Catherine Womack, La Cañada Valley Sun, "Christopher Rountree’s pursuit of music magic inspired by Descanso Gardens," 6 Sep. 2019 In various combinations, the series features goth and indie singers (Zola Jesus, Low Leaf), a poet and rapper (Saul Williams), a classical pianist (Gloria Cheng) and music by Cage and Pauline Oliveros. — Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, "For Christopher Rountree, personal tragedy leads to a fearless pursuit of music magic," 5 Sep. 2019 The poet, writer and social justice activist has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Poetry and studied the saint and mystic Teresa de Avila. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, "Vote for your favorite 'High Art' billboard in Central Indiana," 3 Sep. 2019 This was her punishment in 1949 for not telling authorities what her beloved Borya, then one of Russia’s most revered poets, was writing a novel about. — Janet Maslin, New York Times, "A Debut Novel Reimagines the C.I.A.’s Efforts to Promote ‘Doctor Zhivago’," 2 Sep. 2019 His subjects ranged from Cuban revolutionary leader and poet Jose Marti to Mother Teresa and then Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, who pardoned him in 2005 at the behest of several Cuban-American lawmakers from South Florida. — Washington Post, "Militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles has died," 23 May 2018 His subjects ranged from Cuban revolutionary leader and poet Jose Marti to Mother Teresa and then Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, who pardoned him in 2005 at the behest of several Cuban-American lawmakers from South Florida. — Fox News, "Ex-CIA operative, militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles dies at 90," 23 May 2018 The American poet and journalist Bayard Taylor describes his visit to a hospital in Aleppo where cats were roaming freely, taken care of thanks to a waqf, or private endowment, that supplied the cat caretakers’ wages and the veterinary care. — Marlo Safi, National Review, "The American Art of Obsessing over Your Pets," 24 Aug. 2019

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poet

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: a person who writes poems

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poet

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po·et | \ ˈpō-ət

Kids Definition of poet

: a writer of poems

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