poetess
Example Sentences
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To paraphrase the late, venerable American poetess, Maya Angelou: our nation is a multi-colored ocean, leaping and wide, welling and swelling, we bear the tide.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023
“A beautiful still life of my poetess friend’s great-grandmother’s hand-painted teapot and cup next to a dahlia in a vase. Could be worse.”
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2021
Tova, a simple name, a popular name, not quite suited to a young poetess.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
A trained journalist turned researcher, Nyanzi describes herself as “a lyricist, poetess, creative writer and analyst” on a quest for good governance.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2017
The poetess lived alone and shaped her time and activities carefully in order to meet the heavy demands of artistic responsibility.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
