Poets according to Socrates

The way Socrates and I view poets is completely different. Socrates states his view on p.25, "I soon realized that poets do not compose their poems with knowledge, but by some inborn talent and by inspiration, like seers and prophets who also say many fine things without any understanding of what they say". Socrates' view of poets is different from my personal view. Throughout my academic career, the best poets in my classes have been the students who spend the most time planning their thoughts, and who make the most revisions. Although some students have more natural talent than others, the students who write the best poetry are those who understand what they are saying in their poetry. Although I disagree with Socrates about the natural ability of poets, I do agree with Socrates on p.25 when he says, "because of their poetry, they thought themselves very wise men in other respects, which they were not".