Poetaster, like rhymester or versifier, is a contemptuous name often applied to bad or inferior poets. Specifically,
poetaster has
Kaynak: Poetaster Oleaster, signifying a plant like an olive, but less valuable (cf.
poetaster ), may be applied to: Feral olive trees that have been allowed
Kaynak: OleasterThe pejorative name 'pinaster' is derived from pinus + aster, translating as 'a poor imitation of a pine' (cf.
poetaster ). Distribution
Kaynak: Maritime PineAnn Davis in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan (December 1, 1847–June 5, 1920), was an American poet, or more precisely,
poetaster .
Kaynak: Julia A. Mooreto the Tune of Salley in our Alley" by Lord Byron, in which Byron facetiously accuses him of being not only a
poetaster, but a dandy as well.
Kaynak: Henry Gally KnightEssayist H.L. Mencken is credited with assuring Coogler's lasting fame as a
poetaster by mocking him as an example of the supposedly
Kaynak: J. Gordon Coogler