what is poetry?

[tectak]

I get the sneaking suspicion that Milo is somewhat of a philistine.

no, but the idea anyone would get a better answer to the question from anyone on this site than from google is ridiculous. You want a discussion on what is poetry? Bring something to the table. Tell me what you think it is first. I will be more than happy to tell you you're wrong.

fair answers i guess, the main difficulty i have with poetry is
that a lot of poems just seem to be normal words,
with ample usage of the enter button,
so that they end up in this staggered format,
what am i missing?

Ahaa. The King is sporting his fine new ensemble. Altogether now.
tectak