1
: one who writes poetry : a maker of verses
2
: one (such as a creative artist) of great imaginative and expressive capabilities and special sensitivity to the medium
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Emily Dickinson is famous as the poet who rarely left the house but often journeyed to the depths of the human heart.
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Over the years, the festival has expanded to include artists, musicians, storytellers, poets, and more, all focused on a theme relevant to the social, religious, and political needs of the Louisville community and beyond.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
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Around that time, the rapper Lloyd Banks was looking for poets on Instagram to perform an original poem for a trailer for his new album.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Chefitz was a mountain climber, soccer player, cross-country motorcyclist, flamenco guitarist, writer and poet — to name just some of his hobbies.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Around that time, the rapper Lloyd Banks was looking for poets on Instagram to perform an original poem for a trailer for his new album.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
No one crosses the sea unless the water is safer than the land, as the Anglo-Somali poet Warsan Shire wrote.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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poet
noun
po·et
ˈpō-ət 
-it
: a person who writes poetry
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