Point of order: Maya Angelou is not a poet.
She is a poetess.
(A professor I once had told us that “actor/actress” is the only male/female title dichotomy permitted, except it’s okay to call a female poet a poetess if she writes bad poetry and you wish to insult her.)
I’d suggest for Maya, the rare title of “poetrice.”
“Poet”: One who writes poetry.
“Poeter”: One who verbally slings poetry at someone.