Being Quote by Tony Harrison

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

— Bob Dylan

I try to avoid calling myself a poet because I think that's something someone else has to call you. It's like bragging.

— Dorianne Laux

I myself always want to talk about "poetry," not "the poem."

— Paul Fry

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

— David Duchovny

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 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 have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry.

— Muhammad Iqbal

For a long time I thought I was a poet, but that's a high title to claim.

— Philip Pullman

I’m a poet. And then I put the poetry in the drama. I put it in short stories, and I put it in the…

— Tennessee Williams

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

Often poets fall into groups that exclude others, and don't pay attention to those who write in different ways. It seems so limited to…

— Martha Ronk