poetess
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Tova, a simple name, a popular name, not quite suited to a young poetess.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
The protest came from a group of angry ladies led by Robin Morgan, 27, poetess and housewife.
From Time ● Sep. 12, 2016
I have met a first rate American poetess.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2014
As any random rerun of Seinfeld will remind you, Louis-Dreyfus is a veritable poetess of neurotic vanity.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2012
The poetess lived alone and shaped her time and activities carefully in order to meet the heavy demands of artistic responsibility.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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