What is Poetry?

Wait, so, what is poetry?

Words that make you feel?
Sounds like a song
In both senses
But just the auditory one, right?

Does it need to be written down?
Does it need to be read out?
What if I make a poem just in my head and think it to myself?

Are we all poets?
Aren't we all poets?

Do poems need repetition?

What if I write this poem in my little Google Keep with my little rhetoricals but don't share it with anyone, is that a poem?
(Hey Google, define 'rhetoric')

Does it need to be long?
If it's too short, surely there's a risk someone else has already said it
Something about having more time to write a shorter letter
But someone already said that

But it makes you think
Is thinking a feeling?
Is a poem be something that makes you feel pensive?
Contemplative?
Damn, I was going for thoughtful
Someone already said that

Ten Things I Hate About Poetry
Written by someone who wants to define what a poem is
In both senses

In some senses, I'm a poet
(And I don't even ... realise that fact)

The best part of poetry is that anyone can write any old line that doesn't even rhyme
But is the worst part when people trick themselves into thinking they're poet poets, you'll know
Something about prose and cons
And pros and cons

Do poems need repetition?
In both senses

Maybe a comedian writing poetry is the worst part of poetry

I don't know, I'm not a poet

I don't even know what poetry is