a poet of distinction

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• Poet Laureate — A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events. The plural form is poets laureate.In England, the term has for centuries been the title of the… …   Wikipedia

• distinction — dis|tinc|tion W2S3 [dıˈstıŋkʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(difference)¦ 2¦(excellence)¦ 3¦(being special)¦ 4¦(result)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(DIFFERENCE)¦ [U and C] a clear difference or separation between two similar things distinction between ▪ the distinction… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• distinction — /dI stINkSFn/ noun 1 (C) a clear difference between two similar things (+ between): the distinction between formal and informal language 2 make/draw a distinction to say that two things or groups are different or treat them in a different way:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Chandran Nair (poet) — Chandran Nair Self portrait oil on canvas. Born 1945 Kerala, India Occupation poet Religion …   Wikipedia

• War poet — The term war poet came into currency during and after World War I. A number of poets writing in English had been soldiers, and had written about their experiences of war. Quite a number had died, most famously Rupert Brooke, Isaac Rosenberg,… …   Wikipedia

• Jack Foley (poet) — Jack Foley is an American poet living in Oakland, California.BiographyJack Foley is an innovative, widely published San Francisco poet and critic. Born in Neptune, New Jersey (1940), raised in Port Chester, New York, and educated at Cornell… …   Wikipedia

• List of Deshastha Brahmins of distinction — Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub caste of Brahmins in the states of Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka in India.The following is a list of prominent Deshastha Brahmins organized by occupational fields: Freedom fighters and social activists… …   Wikipedia

• Foot poet — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Guido Mazzoni (poet) — Guido Mazzoni (1859 1943) was an Italian poet.He was born at Florence, and educated at Pisa and Bologna. In 1887 he became professor of Italian at Padua, and in 1894 at Florence, where he remained until retirement in 1934. He was much influenced… …   Wikipedia

• Ann Taylor (poet) — Ann Taylor (June 30, 1782 December 20, 1866), later Mrs Joseph Gilbert, was, in her youth, a writer of verse for children that achieved enormous and long lasting popularity; she was also in the years immediately preceding her marriage an… …   Wikipedia

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