Ability Quote by Mary Timony

I've always tried to be a poet more than anything else. I mean, professional musicians die.

— Cecil Taylor

Being a poet is like having an invisible partner. It isn't easy. But you can't live without it either. Talent is only 10 per…

— Selima Hill

Poetry is almost like my foundation for everything. I almost feel I am a better actor and writer because of it.

— Omari Hardwick

I'm not a poet. I'm not up onstage to get something off my chest. I'm making musical statements, or, most of the time, musical…

— Mike Patton

I don't think my skill level is up there as a musician. I think I'm best at writing in general. The musicians that I…

— Ian Simpson

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

— Bob Dylan

I'm not a poet. I wish I was a poet but I'm not. I'm a playwright. And so I have a different set of…

— Tony Kushner

Poetry itself is music. I'm just lucky that I can convert it into music.

— Benjamin Clementine

I've been so used to being supported by musicians, and I don't class myself as a particularly adept musician on instruments. I think I'm…

— PJ Harvey

If you know much about your work - why you work, how you work, your aims - you are probably not a poet.

— Mary Webb

Being an artist is nothing, or at least, not enough; what you want is to be a poet.

— Luc Delahaye

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

— Gerard Malanga