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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Recent stories have led him to hang out with China’s trendsetters in Chengdu and learn fireside raps from cowboy poets in Wyoming.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
With poets Sarah Ghazal Ali, Donna Isaac and Connie Wanek.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
In the 19th century, philosophers and poets dabbled with it in the pursuit of metaphysical insights.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The poet and author Patricia Lockwood, a maestro of tweeting, had departed Twitter after Trump used the platform to incite the January 6th riot.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
With poets Sarah Ghazal Ali, Donna Isaac and Connie Wanek.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
In the 19th century, philosophers and poets dabbled with it in the pursuit of metaphysical insights.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The poet and author Patricia Lockwood, a maestro of tweeting, had departed Twitter after Trump used the platform to incite the January 6th riot.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet
Noun
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One giant got distracted by a wandering minstrel One giant overslept and started late Clues: Brumm is not the fastest builder but didn’t oversleep.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their audiences rejected elitist cultural norms and watched Shakespeare mixed in with minstrel songs and comedy acts on the same program.—
Joanna Dee Das,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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In theaters July 11 22 of 31 Eddington Midsommar director Ari Aster, his muse Joaquin Phoenix and A24.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Reunited with his muse, Michael B. Jordan, Sinners is Coogler at his most free.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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The performance combines puppetry, music, projections, and poetry to illuminate the legacy of Ukraine's blind bards.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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