I'm not at all sure we need both.

 

    The thing about moonlight in a martini is the calmness the image evokes.   Think of the music, of the harmony they both have when played together.   

    The journalist will report another alcoholic actor has checked into rehab, while the poet will describe in great melodic detail - the depth of passion in  floating olives.

    We can do without the journalist, but we need the poet to experience life.