A few questions on poetry?

Poetry is a reflection of self. Your emotions and how you view the world around you. I don't think there is any wrong way to write poetry. What one may find touching another may not. When I write I just write what I'm feeling and thinking. Usually I do a rewrite to give the poem more flow or beat to it but for the most part do what you want. Most of us writers write poetry for ourselves anyway. I use to only write rhyming verse but after reading Walt Whitman's prose I see the beauty in non-rhyming poetry as well. It is said that the more poetry you read, the better poet it may make you. This is true for any writer. Whether a poet, a novelist or reporter, the more you read, the more you will learn from fellow writers and their work.