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poet

[poh-it] / ˈpoʊ ɪt /


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Another judge, poet Raymond Antrobus, told reporters: "All of us individually had a different idea for a shortlist and then it was a tussle."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The poet was a popular Romantic figure in Victorian Britain, described as "mad, bad and dangerous to know" by one of his lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Over there, film critic Pauline Kael; and there, poet and sitcom star Suzanne Somers; and look, there’s bar-band singer Hugh Cregg, who’ll eventually use the stage name Huey Lewis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

There, statues of the poet have been dismantled as symbols of Russian imperialism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I wanted to focus on Mr. Hughes first, but now I want each of you to find a poet you like, and we’ll practice writing a little poetry.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Hosts of spiritual-minded sorts called it home: Alan Watts popularized Zen Buddhism in the ’60s, alongside poets Gary Snyder and Kenneth Rexroth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He carries his survey up to the present day and writes adeptly about three currently active poets: Alice Oswald, Sasha Dugdale and A.E.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Nearly 750,000 people voted on whether to move a nearly 40-foot-tall bronze statue of Alexander Pushkin—considered one of the country’s greatest poets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Gerd believes it's important to look both to the future and to a history before the Nazi era, when German-speaking lands were known as a place of "poets and thinkers."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The prospect of traveling back to this delightful state of things is held out by nearly every writer who touches upon classical mythology, above all by the poets.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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