Poetry is the best way that one can express ones feeling in words. No matter how many essays you write to describe your feelings, a few lines of poetry is instead enough to make others feel the same way that you feel. Poetry is ones imagination put into well-defined words in an artistic manner. It is the most free and description-less form of writing known. Most of the things are left to the reader to fill up. This makes poetry appear different to different people in many different forms and meanings.
But writing poetry is not every ones cup of tea. Poetry comes from a part of the brain that is specialized for art, hence poetry too is considered to be an art. Look for inspiration at all the times, keep a pen and paper at you all the times, and wait for inspiration. Only when you least expect it in the oddest of situations will inspiration hit you, don’t miss these moments. These will start to fade away later if you are not able to get them on paper. Poetry requires the use of metaphors to a huge extent. Hence it is important that you know what metaphors are and learn to use them fluidly. Before beginning poetry writing in any language, you need to get proficient in the language of your choice. To learn words you need to read profusely and learn to incorporate them into your daily vocabulary. And yeah imagination is very important requirement for poetry. This is the only way you can look at ordinary things in extra ordinary ways that will make things look more vibrant and attractive. Also read as much poetry as possible and find the type of poetry you are comfortable with. When you are done, you need to get opinions from both other poetry writers and friends.