Answer: petrarch

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PETRARCH14th century Italian poet
PETRARCHItalian poet and humanist (1304-74).
PETRARCH"Africa" was this poet's epic
PETRARCHPoet's favorite rhyme's "prow" and "bow" (8)
PETRARCHContemporary of Dante
PETRARCH"Il Canzoniere" poet