College Quote by Edward Hirsch

I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple…

— Bo Burnham

I've written poetry since I was a kid. As the years went on, I got into writing stories and screenplays, but I always, always…

— Blake Jenner

I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died,…

— Caroline Kennedy

I've learned a lot as a writer about poetry.

— Jacqueline Woodson

The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not…

— Edward Hirsch

I think I view myself primarily as a fiction writer. Poetry is more of a "hobby," a time of rest from the hard work…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

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

— Gerard Malanga

I think a poet is anybody who wouldn't call himself a poet.

— Bob Dylan

I read poetry every day. I love the boiled down essence of poetry. I look for poetry in prose. In a way that evocative.

— Andre Dubus

As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of poets: those who want to tell stories and sing songs, and those who…

— Simon Armitage

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

— David Duchovny

So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by…

— Nicholson Baker