I believe The Poet was opted ie a company bought the rights to make the book into a movie. However, this does not mean that a book will ever be made into a movie. In the case of The Poet it has not been made into a movie as of yet, nor is there a garentee that it will ever be the case. It is still a possibility though.
In his own words: "I have had one of my books made into a movie. Blood Work was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Clint as Terry McCaleb."
