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poet

[poh-it] / ˈpoʊ ɪt /


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It describes Naladiyar as a Tamil poet and philosopher, although Naladiyar is a classical Tamil work consisting of 400 four-line verses on morality and ethics.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Another judge, US novelist Patricia Lockwood, said she had been "tossing books across the room" during judging sessions, while poet Raymond Antrobus described the selection as "a tussle".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Photographs of the American Pope meeting the American poet went viral in part because of Dylan’s black, hooded attire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The purpose of the project, as is Alexander’s work as a poet and scholar, is to create a more complete picture of our country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

There was for a fact a poet among us, somebody nobody knew.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The lyrics sparked a discussion about Wordsworth and the Romantic poets, which is exactly what Angela had envisioned for their podcast.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

This city of dreaming spires has lit the Promethean flame under poets and artists for centuries, but its latest architectural offering—20-yard rail and foot bridges connecting Oxford Station over Botley Road—has underwhelmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

His teachers remind him that nearly all the great poets had second jobs: “Robert Frost worked as a cobbler,” advises Mrs. Barksdale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

When his parents rejected offers to disinter and return his remains—declaring their son could have no better resting place than among his black troops—Shaw was transfigured from soldier to symbol, celebrated by poets and artists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

They are often referred to by the poets and they are among the most prominent sufferers in the hell of mythology, where they must forever try to carry water in leaking jars.

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


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