a poet
He is a poet and novelist.
Secondo te, un poeta con una cipolla in mano non può pensare?
Do you think a poet with an onion in his hand can’t think?
— Il postino (1994)
Se non fossi entrato in polizia avresti potuto diventare un poeta.
If you hadn't joined the police, you could have become a poet.
— L'impero delle ombre (2016)
Questa poesia è stata scritta da un poeta anonimo.
This poem was written by an anonymous poet.
He told me he was a poet.