[bi-ney] 
| 1. | Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist. |
| 2. | his brother, William Rose, 1886–1950, U.S. poet and critic. |
| Be·nét (bĭ-nā') American writer and editor whose works include poetry, novels, and The Reader's Encyclopedia (1948). His brother Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943), also a writer, is best known for his Civil War narrative poem John Brown's Body (1928). |