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Noun
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And the obscure poets and thinkers went flying back into oblivion.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025 -
According to Greek and Roman legend, Lyra is a harp, or Lyre, given by the god Apollo to the famous poet and musician Orpheus.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Jackson Browne, Seth MacFarlane and Patti Austin are among some of the performers set to perform as part of lyricist Alan Bergman‘s 100th birthday celebration.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Throughout the late ’80s and ’90s, each lyricist carved out a singular legacy, helping to define the very DNA of East Coast hip-hop.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 July 2025
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Her language thus had its necessary counterpoint: the Bronx’s fullness against her poetry’s economy; the streetcorner’s pizzicato against her versifier’s swing.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2022
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Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.—
Sarah Vitali,
Harper's magazine,
10 May 2019
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Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2022
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But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 June 2018
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But Mothers, the latest novel from a reigning bard of women in crisis, Brenda Lozano, looks to be more thrilling than silly.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Angela’s more severe and lasting punishment was that she was barred from future engagements with the great Irish bard.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Their lyrics were set to the music of composers including Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, John Williams and Quincy Jones.—
Patricia Reaney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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His final collaboration was with guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, who is set to record an album of nine Bergman/Metheny songs later this year.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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Over a 7 year period, librettist Brenda Shaughnessy and composer Paola Prestini, directed by Jerron Herman and Jay Scheib, created Sensorium Ex, culminating in a premier performance in Omaha, Nebraska in May 2025.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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With some rare exceptions—the eating of Sir Robin's minstrels, Ringo putting a hole in his pocket—the order of the scenes were completely irrelevant.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Lyrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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