1. inferior poets; writers of mediocre or bad poetry
Usage: derogatory; plural of poetaster

Examples

• The literary magazine was flooded with submissions from poetasters who confused rhyme with poetry.
• Critics dismissed the anthology as a collection of work by poetasters rather than serious poets.
• The workshop attracted both genuine poets and mere poetasters seeking easy praise.
• She refused to be grouped with the poetasters who dominated the local poetry scene.
• The professor warned students not to become poetasters by focusing only on forced rhymes.
• Many poetasters mistake sentimentality for genuine emotion in their verse.