Is Poetry Important?

I think that poetry is a very important of literature. I don't know if some poems speak to everyone else as they do to me but I believe that poems stand alone from other pieces of writing. A good poem not only tells a story but delivers a strong feeling deep inside of the reader. Poems get information across to the reader in a different way than other literature. Poems are special and will always be around because they require the reader to make inferences and actually think about what is written under the words. Also everyone who evaluates a poem puts their personality into their evaluation. Poem's are important because they are a unique way of telling a story, getting a point across or exposing yourself.