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Poet

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A poet is person who writes poems, poetry or verses. Poets usually display imaginative expression and beauty of thought in language.

The word poet originates from Middle English. It is also based on the old French word poete. In Latin the original word was poeta. In classic Greek the word origin was poiētēs.