lyric poet

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The entry for Catullus, several of whose poems I could recite from memory in Latin, read: "The greatest lyric poet of Rome."

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

This is partly because Wells, with the unaffected precision of a lyric poet, is very nearly reinventing the language of film, unlocking the medium’s often dormant potential to disclose inner worlds of consciousness and feeling.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Rock ’n’ roll’s first guitar hero and its original lyric poet, Berry chipped away for nearly a decade writing songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2017

Whereas the lyric poet waits and so tends towards silence, these two are always restlessly arranging, adding and rearranging.

From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2016

Pindar, the greatest lyric poet of Greece, began to write toward the end of the sixth century.

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