Can Music Be Considered Poetry?

Ne-Yo makes use of metaphor and depicts his form of expression through music. Can we categorize Ne-Yo as a poet? The dictionary definition of poetry is " the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts". I feel that songwriters should be categorized as poets. The only thing that differentiates songwriters from poets who merely state their poems is the way songwriters vocalize and express their poem through means of song. Both provide forms of rhythm and rhyme. I chose to use Ne-Yo's "Let Me Love You" because it brings forth a connection to many other love poems that provide metaphorical meaning and multiple interpretations.