Difference between poetry and prose?

[billy]

just to add to the pot, narrative verse or poetry often seems like prose. but usually stands out as poetic by the use of poetic devices. i think a poem has to use more than one poetic device to be considered for the name of poetry. as for prose poetry, if done right i enjoy it as much as non prose poetry. if i had to class prose i'd say it's written as a story,
while poetry is written as an observation either from inside the poem or as an onlooker. of course it should have some poetic devices in the thing.

i'd also state that many classic poems are written in the form of en-jambed prose.