...equally useful would be a "poetry expert" (who could be presumed to be a lover of the subject). Linguaphile, of course, jumps to mind, but I'm looking for something that is specific to poetry, not just language in general. Thanks.
asked Jul 21, 2015 at 21:16
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OED does actually list poetolatry - worship or immoderate veneration of poets. But I don't see anything in that general area for veneration of their literary output.– FumbleFingersCommented Jul 21, 2015 at 21:25
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1If you're willing to accept novel coinings, I think rhapsophile has a certain mellifluousness....– Dan BronCommented Jul 21, 2015 at 21:29
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It's certainly nicer-sounding than poiesiphile.– SomethingDarkCommented Jul 21, 2015 at 21:38
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@DanBron mellifluosity– MitchCommented Jul 21, 2015 at 22:19
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1Some wag once said, "There are thousands of people who write poetry, and hundreds who read it." So maybe poet works here? ^_^– RobustoCommented Sep 15, 2017 at 20:55
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metrophile: sb with sexuoeroticism linked to poetry
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A metrophile is literally a lover of cities, but it has come to mean a lover of trains, from the nickname "metro" for metropolitan transport. You've taken a definition from freedictionary.com (without attribution). Are you sure you haven't hit an outlier?– deadratCommented Jul 22, 2015 at 5:50
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1@deadrat that is not the case (i.e. lover of cities). metro- (of Greek derivation) means "relating to poetic metre" and -phile (also of Greek derivation) means "lover (of something)". It is a plausible combination, if highly unusual. Commented Jul 23, 2015 at 14:55
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@MattE.Эллен Point taken. Etymologically, a lover of cities would be "metropoliphile." But poetic meter isn't quite poetry, and the word would probably be "metroniphile," unless you wanted to mix Latin and Greek roots. In any case, "metrophile" is taken.– deadratCommented Jul 24, 2015 at 4:13
that could be simple
I read
plato said "I'm a philosopher, a lover of wisdom"
in the magic tree house # 16
a lover of poetry = poet ???
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Please clean up your answer. It is unclearly formatted. Also, it is unlikely that poet is the desired answer, as you don't have to write poetry to appreciate it. Commented Sep 25, 2017 at 12:56