Poet

A Poet is a creative writer who composes poetry.

AKA: Bard, Versifier, Rhymester.
Context:
- It can (typically) employ Poetic Devices such as metaphors, similes, and alliteration.
- It can (typically) explore Human Emotion through lyrical expression.
- It can (typically) contribute to Literary Tradition by creating original verse.
- It can (typically) perform Poetry Readings to share poetic works.
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- It can (often) draw inspiration from Personal Experience or historical events.
- It can (often) collaborate with Musicians to create song lyrics.
- It can (often) participate in Poetry Competitions or literary festivals.
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- It can range from being an Amateur Poet to being a Professional Poet, depending on its publication history.
- It can range from being a Traditional Poet to being an Experimental Poet, depending on its stylistic approach.
- It can range from being an Ancient Poet to being a Contemporary Poet, depending on its historical era.
- It can range from being a Lyrical Poet to being an Epic Poet, depending on its poetic form.
- It can range from being a Formal Verse Poet to being a Free Verse Poet, depending on its structural preference.
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- It can be associated with Literary Movements such as Romanticism or Modernism.
- It can influence Cultural Discourse through social commentary in verse.
- It can receive Literary Awards such as the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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Example(s):
- Ancient Poets, such as:
  - Homer (~750BC), known for epic poems like the Iliad and Odyssey.
  - Sappho (~630-570BC), celebrated for lyrical poetry about love and passion.
  - Pindar (~518-438BC), renowned for victory odes.
  - Virgil (70-19BC), author of the Aeneid.
- Medieval and Renaissance Poets, such as:
  - Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), creator of the Divine Comedy.
  - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), famous for sonnets and plays in verse.
- Romantic and Modern Poets, such as:
  - William Wordsworth (1770-1850), key figure in Romantic poetry.
  - Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), co-author of Lyrical Ballads.
  - William Blake (1757-1827), visionary poet and artist.
  - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and philosopher.
  - William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Nobel laureate known for mystical themes.
  - Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), author of Duino Elegies.
  - Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), noted for modernist poetry and short stories.
  - T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), modernist poet of The Waste Land.
  - Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), Welsh poet famous for "Do not go gentle into that good night."
- Contemporary Poets (as of 2025), such as:
  - Amanda Gorman (1998-), inaugural poet known for "The Hill We Climb."
  - Ocean Vuong (1988-), author of Night Sky with Exit Wounds.
- Regional Poets, such as:
  - African Poets, such as:
    - Wole Soyinka (1934-), Nigerian Nobel laureate known for dramatic poetry.
    - Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), Nigerian poet and novelist addressing colonialism.
  - Asian Poets, such as:
    - Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian Nobel laureate for Gitanjali.
    - Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694), Japanese haiku master.
  - Latin American Poets, such as:
    - Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), Chilean Nobel laureate known for love poems.
    - Octavio Paz (1914-1998), Mexican Nobel laureate exploring surrealism.
  - Middle Eastern Poets, such as:
    - Rumi (1207-1273), Persian mystical poet.
    - Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese-American poet of The Prophet.
  - European Poets (beyond previously listed), such as:
    - Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966), Russian modernist poet.
    - Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), Spanish surrealist poet.
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Counter-Example(s):
- a Playwright, who primarily writes dramatic scripts for performance rather than standalone verse.
- a Novelist, who focuses on prose narratives rather than poetic forms.
- a Composer, who creates musical scores rather than written verse.
- a Journalist, who reports factual news rather than creative poetry.
See: Poem, Lyrical Poet, Artist, Literary Artist, Epic Poetry, Sonnet, Haiku, Poetry Slam.

References

2014

(Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet Retrieved:2014-9-10.
- A poet is a person who writes poetry.