PoetsKavisutta

“Mendicants, there are these four poets.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, kavī. What four?Katame cattāro?

A poet who thoughtfully composes their own work, a poet who repeats the oral transmission, a poet who educates, and a poet who improvises.Cintākavi, sutakavi, atthakavi, paṭibhānakavi—

These are the four poets.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro kavī”ti.