A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and time periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed through the cou...
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Quotations About This Subject:
- As imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them to shapes ,
- “A poet is a verb that blossoms light in gardens of dawn, or sometimes midnight.”
Characters With This Occupation:
- Li Bai ,
- Edgar Allan Poe ,
- Ruzahn ,
- Federico Garcia Lorca ,
- Arthur Rimbaud ,
- Paul Verlaine ,
- William Shakespeare ,
- Pablo Neruda ,
- Branwell Brontë ,
- Dan Humphrey
People With This Profession:
- Lorenzo Da Ponte ,
- Cesare Pavese ,
- Nazım Hikmet ,
- Jeanpaul Ferro ,
- Khalil Gibran ,
- Anwar Maqsood ,
- Constantine P. Cavafy ,
- Osip Mandelstam ,
- Jack Kerouac ,
- Castro Alves
