"he is about as much a poet as the man in the moon" in German He is about as much a poet as the man in the moon. Wenn der ein Dichter ist, bin ich der Kaiser von China/der Weihnachtsmann. Detailed translations for "he is about as much a poet as the man in the moon" He is about as much a poet as the man in the moon. He is about as much a poet as the man in the moon. Wenn der ein Dichter ist, bin ich der Kaiser von China/der Weihnachtsmann.