From the ancient greek : ποιέω, poieō : "I make or compose" ; ποιητης, poïêtes : "artisan, creator, maker, author, poet" >Latin : poēta : "poet, author" >Old French : (1200-1400) poëte or poète> Used (poet) in 14th. century, in classical English language, for all sorts of writers or composers of works of literature.
[edit]List of many poets classed by language in alphabetical order
The Kurdish Language has been used by a range of poets including its most influential Nalî. Others include the father of Kurdish literature, Ehmedê Xanî, and the founder of modern Kurdish poetry, Abdulla Goran.