Literal Quote by Bo Burnham

I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is…

— Leonard Cohen

I don't call myself a poet, because I don't like the word.

— Bob Dylan

I didn't read poetry seriously until college, when I really began to devour it in a very intense way. I also discovered that a…

— Edward Hirsch

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.

— David Duchovny

I've always considered myself a poet in everything that I do, whether it's photography or movie-making.

— Gerard Malanga

"Poetry" refers to the quite challenging and quite resistant sets of words put together to be admired and interpreted by people who are already…

— Stephen Burt

I keep trying to define 'poetry,' but it's so difficult.

— Jack Gleeson

All I do and say and think 'as a poet' is much truer and more intimate than anything I say face to face.

— Selima Hill

I cannot say I'm a poet. That's for someone when they take in consideration where they can bestow 'poet' on. I can't do it.…

— Rodney Crowell

I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind.

— Edmund Wilson

I'm not a poet. So the writing process is a difficult one for me.

— Billy Squier

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