Poet Quote by Anonymous

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.

— Randall Jarrell

“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightening.”

— James Dickey

“A poet is somebody who has written a poem.”

— Wallace Stegner

Encased in talent like a uniform, The rank of every poet is well known; They can amaze us like a thunderstorm, Or die so…

— W. H. Auden

“Poetry is the essence of life in which twinkling lights tickle the minds of readers and take them to a world where no one…

— Debasish Mridha

“Lightening flashed again and again but above the shriek of the wind and the pounding hail they never heard the thunder.”

— Samuel Snoek-Brown

“A poem is a revelation, and it is by the brink of running water that poetry is revealed to the mind.”

— James Stephens

The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on.

— Emily Dickinson

“Poetry is a distinct faculty, - it won't come when called, - you may as well whistle for a wind.”

— George Gordon Byron

“It is lightning that strikes, not thunder.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Everybody has their own idea of what's a poet. Robert Frost, President Johnson, T.S.Eliot, Rudolf Valentino - they're all poets. I like to think…

— Bob Dylan

“On a soulful day, inspiration pours like rain, flashes like lightning, and strikes like a thunderstorm.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson