poet means A person who writes poems. It carries an Arena rating of 1404, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, poet ranks #1,623 of 17,052 for Most Malleable Words, #2,723 of 17,052 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #7,979 of 17,052 for Most Satisfying to Say, #8,013 of 17,052 for Most Beautiful Words.
poet is pronounced /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/.
Why “poet” is a great word
A maker of poems or a sensibility oriented toward creative and imaginative making. From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta ("poet, author"), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, "creator, maker, author, poet"), from ποιέω (poiéō, "to make, compose"). Unlike "versifier," which suggests a technician of meter, or "bard," which evokes an oral, tradition-bound singer, the poet is defined by this primal act of fabrication from the materials of language and perception. It is the hand arranging words to constitute a new weather in the mind; the ear attuned to the silent frequencies between syllables; the consciousness that finds in a cracked pavement or a forgotten glance the blueprint for a world. The poet is any maker who accepts the beautiful, doomed task of building permanent structures from the most temporary of things.
Etymology
From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop. Doublet of piyyut.
noun
- A person who writes poems.
- A person with a creative or romantic imagination.
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