A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.
Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do.
Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready.
To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind.
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.
The poet is primarily a spokesman, making statements or incantations on behalf of himself or others - usually for both, for it is difficult to speak for oneself without speaking for others or to speak for others without speaking for oneself.
Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.
To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.