Dana Gioia (a guy) is one of my favorite living poets. He spent 15 years in business, eventually becoming a Vice President of General Foods. He would write at night and on weekends until he left business in the early 90's to be a full-time writer. I've been reading him for a couple of years. I think anyone even remotely interested in the arts and the work of redemption should read his fantastic essay "Can Poetry Matter?". You can find several of Gioia's poems online as well.
Gioia was a speaker at the February IAM (International Arts Movement) conference, Artists as Reconcilers. You can find his keynote address for free on iTunes. Just search for "Artists as Reconcilers" and you will get their podcast. If you become a member of IAM for $40 a year you will have access in a few weeks to all the conference talks from Dr. Miroslav Volf, Nancy Pearcey, Betty Spackman, Rev. Ian Cron, Rev. Tom Pike, and Makoto Fujimura (the founder of IAM).