Which is more constructive?

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Can poetry be taught?  Well, some precious poets who are all about the muse or their [insert deity here]-given gifts will tell you no, it comes from the heart or some other misappropriated organ, or even that intangible and therefore (to the faithful) irrefutable soul.  

Can you teach someone to play the piano? Can you teach someone to draw?  Can you teach someone to dance the macarena?  

Poetry is not special.  It is not some unique talent that only a few chosen ones may dare to dream of using properly.  Poetry is a craft, not an art.  

But you can't teach someone to become another Shelley or Whitman or Dorothy Parker, because what made them great was not their poetry, but their minds.  Poetry was just the tool they used to connect their thoughts with the world.

Poetry is all about tools

Poetry is all about tools alright   

But my only problem with this is simply that while yes, you can teach all of those things,

can you teach someone to play piano, draw, or dance well? What about the fact there are fellows born with a musical ear, born with an artists hand, or born with rhythmic hips?

You once said yourself that when it comes to poetry(or maybe you meant everything): Don't be great, be amazing.

Does this mean that one can be taught to write what others may view as amazing poetry?

It's in this regard I personally feel like poetry, or any artistic/musical expression is special, as there are some that dont need to be taught, at least not as much as others.

For instance, I used to play guitar, and I learned through working with other musicians theres two types of musicians; those that play from the heart or whatever you wanna call it, and those that play from musical knowledge (be it scales, arpeggios, musical influence, etc.). Both reached plateaus in different areas of their craft, and neither could exist without having some form of the other. The one player I know that reached the point of what I'd define as amazing was in fact a player that plays from musical knowledge. But he was only amazing at imitating, at learning songs and playing them well. 

To which I wonder... what is the point of poetry? Is it to express that which is in ones mind/soul, is it to inspire thoughts and ideas in others, is it to change the world with words, or is it to please/impress others with the use of learned tools/techniques?

Here I am rambling again... meh.