poetess UK /ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs/US /ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/ noun1 •(old-fashioned) A female poet.The ancient poetess singeth, that Hesperus all things bringeth, / Smoothing the wearied mind: bring me my love, Rosalind. — 1830 formspoetesses