Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as poets by others. A poet may simply be a writer of poetry, or may perform their art to an audience.

The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, either expressing ideas in a literal sense, such as writing about a specific event or place, or metaphorically. 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 course of literary history, resulting in a history of poets as diverse as the literature they have produced.

History

In Ancient Rome, professional poets were generally sponsored by patrons, wealthy supporters including nobility and military officials. For instance, Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, friend to Caesar Augustus, was an important patron for the Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil.

Lions Save Girl Who Was Abducted, Beaten By Seven Men

Edit Opposing Views 08 Oct 2016

Three lions rescued and then protected a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl from men who had abducted and beaten her in order to force her into marriage. The girl had been missing for a week when she was found with the lions by police and relatives, Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo told AP from the provincial capital of Bita Genet. She had been beaten repeatedly and it is believed the lions chased the men off ... ....

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Iskander missile launchers are driven during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow

Russia deploys Iskander-M missile systems on western border

Edit Press TV 08 Oct 2016

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the deployment of Iskander-M missile systems in Russia’s westernmost region of Kaliningrad, near its border with the Baltic countries and NATO member states ... The Russian official also condemned the hype ignited by Western media and NATO member states over the missile deployment, saying the concern over the move was baseless since it was part of regular military maneuvers in the region ... ....

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Residents carry a coffin containing the remains of a pregnant woman, a victim of Hurricane Matthew, in Jeremie, Haiti. Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.

Hurricane Matthew: Haiti south '90% destroyed'

Edit BBC News 08 Oct 2016

Nearly 900 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, with aid officials saying up to 90% of some areas has been destroyed. Some of the hardest-hit towns are yet to be reached by land, and there are fears more bodies will be found. Parts of Haiti's south had faced "complete destruction", aid workers told the BBC ... At least 877 people were confirmed dead late on Friday, local officials said ... ....

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York

Did Kim Kardashian Make Up Her Robbery Story?

Edit Opposing Views 07 Oct 2016

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are being accused of fabricating Kim's Paris robbery. According to Digital Music News, French officials are questioning whether Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made up the entire story of Kim's robbery involving five people due to a lack of evidence and things not adding up ... One security camera reportedly shows no activity at all on the night of the incident ... ....

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This scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows "Spirit Mound" overlooking the floor of Endeavour Crater. The mound stands near the eastern end of "Bitterroot Valley" on the western rim of the crater, and this view faces eastward.

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover to explore fluid-carved gully

Edit Newstrack India 08 Oct 2016

New York, Oct 8 (IANS) In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said ... The longest-active rover on Mars also will, for the first time, visit the interior of the crater it has worked beside for the last five years ... It is about as long as two football fields ... --IANS. gb/py/. ....

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Break culture of silence, says Ganesh Devy

Edit The Times of India 09 Oct 2016

Ahmedabad ... Viewing the loss of speech in the process of technological revolution as people are losing the will to communicate, Devy said that around 100 years ago, poets like W B Yeats and T S Eliot talked about alienation. "This is true for our society ... We have two choices - accepting loss of speech or keeping expression alive ... RELATED....

From elegy to devotional art

Edit DNA India 09 Oct 2016

--> Yogesh Pawar . Sun, 9 Oct 2016-07.20am , dna. In this holy month of Muharram, Yogesh Pawar tracks the distinctive elegiac tradition of the marsiya as it moved from the Arabian peninsula to the Indian subcontinent ... The origin ... This prompted Yazid I to release her ... Later, as the cultural capital shifted to Awadh under Nawabs of Lucknow, many Hindu marsiya poets emerged ... In fact, the great poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi also composed marsiyas ... ....

H.W. Brands, Bryan Stevenson, Jeff Guinn among authors on tour Oct. 9-15 in D-FW

Edit The Dallas Morning News 09 Oct 2016

Marcus D. Collins will discuss Batter Up at 1 p.m. Sunday at Half Price Books, 420 E. FM 3040, Lewisville. Lisa Rene' DeBenedictis will sign Short Skirts and Shorter Stories at 1 p.m. Sunday at Half Price Books, 5803 E. Northwest Highway, Dallas. Len Bourland will sign Normal's Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine at 2 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble, 5959 Royal Lane, Dallas ... Eighth St., Dallas ... Poet Tyehimba Jess (Olio) and novelist Bernice L....

Is it Charminar’s 425th birthday today?

Edit The Times of India 09 Oct 2016

If legend, lore, historical accounts or simply popular belief is taken into account, then 425 years ago, on this day, Hyderabad's most iconic monument, Charminar, was born ... While some say that October 9 1591 is the date when Quli Qutb Shah laid the foundation stone, others say it was on this day, which happened to be Muharram, that the poet king had a tazia erected at the very spot where Charminar stands ... — Narendra Luther, historian....

Poetry needs to be used against negativity: Poets

Edit The Times of India 08 Oct 2016

Over 200 delegates including 70 poets attended the Bhubaneswar Poetry Festival organized by a city-based publishing house here on Saturday. Senior poets deliberated upon tolerance in poetry and advised the budding authors to write poems against negativity. Panchayati Raj minister Dr Arun Kumar Sahoo said the budding poets should draw inspiration from veteran and legendary litterateurs by reading their literary creations....

Weekend Reading: The Ugly Truth

Edit Kill Screen 08 Oct 2016

So that is why this weekly reading list exists, bringing light to some of the articles that have captured our attention, and should also capture yours. /// ... A conversation with the poet Max Ritvo about friendship and cancer, Shon Arieh-Lerer and Andrew Kahn, Slate. Passing away earlier this year, poet Max Ritvo will have his first book, Four Reincarnations, published posthumously ... ....

Illiterate mom is first rank holder's 'best teacher'

Edit The Times of India 08 Oct 2016

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ... "During my childhood, it was difficult for my mother and me to travel anywhere as we both could not read the board on the buses. My quest for Malayalam began there ... In fact, she too was learning with me ... A resident of Kadakkal in Kollam, Aswani, also a budding poet, dreams to bring out a book - a collection of her poems in the near future ... She is a talented poet too," Prasad said ... RELATED. From around the web....

Yusuf Arakkal will be missed

Edit Arabnews 08 Oct 2016

Author. . Arab News. Sat, 2016-10-08. ID. . 1475870591029879700. With the passing away of iconic Bangalore-based artist/painter, sculptor and poet Yusuf Arakkal, an era has come to an end. He was the last of the doyens of Indian art whose work was recognized globally. Recently, we have seen the death of legends in field of Indian art like M.F. Hussain, R.K. Laxman, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, Syed Haider Raza and now Yusuf Arakkal ... ......

Dunbar football continues surge since 0-2 start with 26-14 win over rival Edmondson

Edit Baltimore Sun 08 Oct 2016

On Friday afternoon, the Poets got off to a blistering start against archrival Edmondson, scoring the first 19 points to drive a 26-14 victory and retain possession of the Ben Eaton Memorial Trophy ... ....

Milligan’s new poetry collection travels far from the ‘Highway’

Edit my SA 08 Oct 2016

San Antonio poet Bryce Milligan evokes personal landscapes and natural vistas in new collection ... ....

Freethinker: Joe Hill Born on This Day

Edit Topix 08 Oct 2016

On this date in 1879, union organizer, itinerant laborer, poet and songwriter Joe Hill was born in Gavle, Sweden, the fourth of six children. His parents, Olaf and Margareta Katarina Hagglund, were devout Lutherans who enjoyed music immensely, filling their home with song ... ....

Was Emily Dickinson Gay? Director Terence Davies Says It Doesn’t Matter

Edit New York Magazine 08 Oct 2016

Director Terence Davies paused on the red carpet at the New York Film Festival on Wednesday night to discuss A Quiet Passion, a beautiful biopic starring Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson. Dickinson is portrayed as a driven poet whose quick wit, incredible creative drive, and family loyalty evolves into an anguished...More » ... ....

Gael Garcia Bernal Pretended He Wrote a Neruda Poem to Impress a Girl