It could be said that Longfellow was our first professional poet.
The people who judge are not professional poets or literary critics.
Its not there only for professional poets.
I do not know if a 'professional' poet would create such a powerful entity out of such terse, simple words.
She is also a professional poet, singer and dancer, and an amateur visual artist.
The organization acts as the national association of professional and aspiring poets in Canada.
So I took him to be a professional poet of sufficient talent to have been rewarded with a pension and a place at court.
I don't know whether as many women become professional poets, or want to.
The biblical taboo that first absorbed him was against seeing the authors of the Bible as professional poets.
She was also the first woman to write a collection of original poetry, and is thought to be the first professional female poet in England.