One studying a bit of poetry will talk (8)
I believe the answer is:
converse
'talk' is the definition.
(conversing is a kind of talking)
'one studying a bit of poetry' is the wordplay.
'one studying' becomes 'con' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a bit of poetry' becomes 'verse' (verse means poetry).
'con'+'verse'='CONVERSE'
'will' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for converse that I've seen before include "Discourse" , "Have a chat, being contrary" , "Communicate with" , "Remain silent? No" , "Talk together" .)