Can you make a living?

Priceonomics writes, How to make a living as a poet.
The answer seems to be: by doing something else.

“A lot of poets I know are job nomads. Any odd job you can imagine there's probably a poet doing it right now,” Ahmed said.

Zubair Ahmed, a “professional” poet (and aeronautical engineer)

Earlier posts:

• You don't get rich from poetry
•  There's too much money in poetry!