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a sniper of language, killing whole feelings with a single perfect word
means A person who writes poetry — verse that compresses meaning, sound, and feeling into deliberate, often beautiful language.
from From the Greek 'poietes,' meaning 'a maker' or 'creator,' built on the verb 'poiein,' 'to make.' The poet was literally a maker of things — words assembled like a craftsman assembles wood. It reached English through Latin 'poeta' and Old French 'poete.' So the original poet wasn't a dreamer in a garret but a fabricator, someone who builds: the language remembers that poems are made, not merely felt.
old jobGreek poets were paid public memory-keepers and propagandists
laureate payUK poet laureate once got an annual cask of wine
brain wiringreading poetry lights up the brain's reward centers
dangerous tradepoets have been jailed and exiled for verses
oldest authorEnheduanna, a priestess, is history's first named writer