Not because of its fine-tuned phrases, though that is part of it, but because of its capacity to evoke emotion.
There is something beautiful about poetry that perfectly conveys an emotion or feeling. When I read something and sense the feeling that the poem evokes (happiness, despair, grief, bliss, etc.), I can't help to really appreciate the art behind poetry. It manages to bring out feelings that I had forgotten and I am reminded of situations associated with those feelings, for better or for worse.
I can't say I enjoy poetry (in that I wouldn't actively seek out a book of poetry for leisure) but poetry has value in ways that prose can only try to emulate.
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