Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
“I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.”
“They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there's not a lens long enough for that.”