English poet

Verse writer, Britain

A person from England who writes poetry.

The term appears frequently in literary discussions and biographical descriptions: Byron was an English poet of the Romantic period.

Distinguished from poets of other nationalities or from British poets more broadly (which would include Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish writers).

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