A
person who tries to
communicate thoughts,
feelings, and
memories through
literary,
artistic forms.
Poets may choose to
write in
iambic pentameter,
lyric verse,
blank verse,
prose poetry,
haiku, or many other
formats.
Once upon a time, poets could make a
living by writing
poetry -- nowadays, most
publications that
print poetry pay
nothing, so the only
reward most poets get is the
joy and
satisfaction of writing well. Sometimes, that's enough.
(still won't feed the kids, though...)