poetaster
noun
an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
poetastering
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a word derived from
poetaster.
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With the venerable Oxford imprimatur on his side, Amis' poetastering now becomes what the next several generations of readers will have to swallow.
From Time Magazine Archive
