lyricist

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What have you gotten better at as a lyricist?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Steinberg's family described him as a "visionary lyricist, devoted husband, loving father, and one of the most influential songwriters of his era".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

In the film, Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart, who wrote the sharp, witty words to such standards as “My Funny Valentine” and “Blue Moon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The chapters are arranged like the bayts, or couplets, of a ghazal, and they describe a succession of infatuations, some romantic and some purely poetic, as in the odes to the 14th-century Persian lyricist Hafez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

You might well be the lyricist of an all-time hit.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson