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A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet.

A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away.

Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country. It has no energy crisis, possessing a potential that will last as long as the country. Its power is equal to that of any country in the world.

The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.

A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.

A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.

To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.

A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin.