
Versifier
Quality Connotation
Often implies lower quality poetry, perhaps lacking in artistic merit.

Critics dismissed him as a mere versifier with no real depth.
Amateurish Tone
Suggests someone who writes poetry more as a hobby than a professional, serious poet.

She's not famous; just a versifier who enjoys wordplay.
Not Always Negative
Can simply mean a poet, without necessarily a negative judgment on quality.

My grandfather was a versifier who composed lovely poems for our family.
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