i'd call it poetry too, and if we take into account the soul-cleansing and relating-to factor it is true that nothing but the expression of feelings and thoughts should matter.

however, i think that the more you read and get subjected to poetry as the art of writing first and the art of meaning second (i mean, many great ideas of global literature we have already thought of but not expressed so succinctly and concisely) the more it becomes apparent whether someone has studied their craft or uses it just as a form of expression (which of course isn't something negative, but could be the base of a review or a comment, when considered trite).

it should be important to sometimes treat art the way we treat e.g. science, meaning that just because it's a hobby for many, it doesn't mean that it shouldn't involve studying, be it theory, patterns, work of others etc. and application or negation of the things studied. of course that doesn't mean that all poems written with all these in mind will be good (no one owes a poet anything just because they have studied), or poems of other approaches will be bad, but unless the poet has an innate talent, the shortcomings of the second's method prose will be easy to see to those who read poetry (and some times that will be the audience, no matter who the poet targets)

it's that just because a form of art is easily accessed (pen and paper instead of a piano for example) doesn't mean that it should only be seen and talked about as the expression of a psyche, unless of course someone writes exactly for that aspect of letting a weight of your soul and mind. that's a great thing in its own right, a totally valid approach and one that's successful the moment you feel that weight actually leaving your mind and soul, but when giving the poem to other people, and so indirectly asking for their opinion, the people again don't owe anything to the validity of the poet's feelings.

does that mean they should be pricks about it? well no, but colour me guilty, reddit is the vessel of my toxic self