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poet

[ˈpoʊət]

Definition:
1. A writer of poems.
2. A person who writes poems.

Use 'poet' in a sentence:

  1. He was determined to reinvent himself as a poet and writer.
  2. He was a painter and poet.
  3. She was also a poet and the first African-American ever to publish a book.
  4. The house is wrongly reputed to have been the poet's birthplace.
  5. Many poets and artists have drawn their inspiration from nature.
  6. I'd send Rat, if he wasn't a poet.
  7. He bent his bow, took aim, and shot an arrow at the old poet, right into his heart.
  8. The poet, he says, ranges freely within the zodiac of his own wit.
  9. It was the book of a famous Danish poet.
  10. As the great contemporary poet and dramatist Ben Jonson said, "He was not of an age, but for all time."
  11. "Why, your bow is quite spoiled, "said the old poet.
  12. He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name.
  13. He writes beautifully, as befits a poet.
  14. There is a world of difference between the two poets.
  15. The poet Baggesen was born here.
  16. The poet shook his head, the copying-clerk did the same.
  17. If a poet is divorced from the hustle and bustle of life, he can't write inspiring poetry.
  18. The poet's anger finds expression in the last verse of the poem.
  19. The poet is not a liar because he's not talking about anything that's verifiable or falsifiable.
  20. Poets as we know have always a made great use of alliteration.
  21. You could go to Yeats' poem Adam's Curse to see how the poet talks about this aesthetic ideal.
  22. I was a poet, and I was young.
  23. Where Li Bai, a great Chinese poet, was born is known to the public, but some won't accept it.
  24. "Those who have not a roof over their heads will be wetted to the skin," said the good old poet.
  25. The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson.
  26. a short story in which he transposes the roles of poets and screenwriters.
  27. The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work.
  28. He was no poet himself and didn't care who knew it; and he had a candid nature.
  29. He nurses an aspiration to be a poet.
  30. Along time ago, there lived an old poet, a thoroughly kind old poet.
  31. The poet's rough life contrasts with his sensitive poetry.
  32. He is a very underrated poet.
  33. Both poets drew their inspiration from the countryside.
  34. The Dragon Boat Festival is in memory of a Chinese poet.
  35. The poet fell in love with her and immortalized her in his verse.
  36. Li Bai was a Tang poet of superb talent.
  37. The poor poet lay on the earth and wept, for the arrow had really flown into his heart.
  38. "Yes, but it is a chain, friend, which ensures you the blessed bread of existence," answered the poet.
  39. The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.
  40. The poet expressed his burning passion for the girl he loved.
  41. The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.
  42. Today, me thinks, is a most delicious day for a poet.
  43. A poet writes poems.
  44. The autumn moon has always been a favourite with poets and lovers of nature.
  45. Frost is one of my favorite poets. I think Frost is interesting because he's a poet who is very popular.
  46. He not only wants to be taken seriously as a musician, but as a poet too.
  47. She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
  48. The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.
  49. Many of these poets appeared in print only long after their deaths.
  50. Poems are the product of a poet's imagination.
  51. The CD-ROMs will accommodate the works of all English poets from 600 to 1900.
  52. The rose is the most romantic of flowers, beloved of poets, singers, and artists.
  53. His fame as a poet did not come until after his death.