Translation of "Would-be poet" in German

At the age of 13 he was told he would be 'a poet or nothing', so he started off by writing unimpressive romantic novels.
Am Alter von 13 wurde er erklärt, daß er ' ein Dichter oder nichts ' sein würde, also er anlief, indem er unimpressive romantische Romane schrieb.
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