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Noun: poet  pow-it
  1. A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
    "The poet's latest collection received critical acclaim"
     
  2. [informal] Someone with great imaginative or creative ability
    "He's a poet in the kitchen"

Derived forms: poets

Type of: author, writer

Encyclopedia: Poet, Fool or Bum