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poet

[poh-it] / ˈpoʊ ɪt /


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Instead, the Galway poet was about to discover that a poem she had written seven years earlier, and which was inspired by him, had appeared on the paper.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The long plagiarism campaign sustained against him by Claire Goll, the widow of the poet Yvan Goll, struck at the ground on which this survivor-poet stood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Kristie Frederick Daugherty, a Swiftie, poet and author, says Swift-centric forums she's part of across Facebook, Instagram, Substack and Reddit feature fans showing "a ton of respect for the privacy that she's wanting".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

No one ever asks, ‘Why does the wind blow? What is the wind?,’ ” revealing himself as a sort of philosophical poet of the weather.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“But no, those words come from a poem written by the esteemed poet and linguist Master Lumumba. Do you know what they mean?”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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