Who is The Poet from The Poetics of Space and what is their importance?

The Poet in Bachelard's work is the focus and champion of his thought. All important people in this work have a specific point of view that originates in their professional training and discipline. Whatever phenomena they see are interpreted according to the systems of belief in their particular discipline. The poet relies only on the imagination into which his world opens. The Poet is an archetype for which Bachelard draws on several real world examples including Edgar Allan Poe, Rilke, Baudelaire, Victor Hugo and others.