poet
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"He was so interested in the poet Tony Harrison. So I gave him a lot more material, including a cassette recording of one of Harrison's latest poems, called V."
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
His opera “Perle Noire: Meditations for Josephine,” a collaboration with director Peter Sellars and poet Claudia Rankine about Josephine Baker, addressed issues of race and inequality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Joy is an act of resistance, as poet Toi Derricotte has asserted.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
A young poet who calls the spoken word her "biggest form of therapy" says the growing popularity of sharing poetry online is because people "have a lot to say".
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
He is not a mythological character, but a poet who lived about 550 B.C.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing poet
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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Reading: Literature - Middle School
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