Difference between poetry and prose?

[Leanne]

The fact that an intelligent person versed in the rules of poetry exists that tells me that I can't write a prose poem makes writing prose poems more challenging, more intense, and more enjoyable.

And I might read them, and perhaps enjoy them, but it's still unlikely that they will fit into my definition of poetry. Rather, I have a grey area that I call "fusion" -- neither poetry nor prose, but something that exploits the conventions of both genres. I appreciate good writing, no matter what its structure, but just as I will not call a sonnet a limerick, I will not call prose poetry.