poet
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There’s a chilling promise in the preface of “This Dark Night,” Deborah Lutz’s account of the life of a celebrated early-19th-century English poet and novelist.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Then there’s poet and novelist Ocean Vuong, whose appearance on the show in 2025 was like a supernova.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The Conservatives also wore a white rose - though it was not linked to the nationalist poet.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Dylan is a poet, while Greg is a famous author.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
I have taken the story of Philoctetes and the death of Ajax from two plays of the fifth-century tragic poet Sophocles.
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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