I am not less poet; I am more conscious of all that I am, am not, and might become.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind.
Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.
Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.
To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.
The poet is someone, I think, who's interested in registering experience immediately or giving you the sense of immediacy and directness.
If everybody became a poet the world would be much better. We would all read to each other.
I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry.
If a poet is anybody, he is somebody to whom things made matter very little - somebody who is obsessed by Making.
I'm much more of a musician than a poet. I just feel much more confident about my musical abilities.
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.