poetess

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But they also can take over the image, as in Bronzino’s gorgeous portrait of the distinguished poetess Laura Battiferri, who holds a large volume of Petrarch’s sonnets that absorbs much of the pictorial energy.

From Washington Post

We have historically added feminine suffixes like “ess” to job titles to denote that a person is female, as in “actress” or the archaic “poetess”.

From The Guardian

A trained journalist turned researcher, Nyanzi describes herself as “a lyricist, poetess, creative writer and analyst” on a quest for good governance.

From The Guardian

The protest came from a group of angry ladies led by Robin Morgan, 27, poetess and housewife.

From Time

I have met a first rate American poetess.

From Salon