The story of poetry versus the story of a novel

So, as I was sitting here trying to think of what of many subjects to write about, when I looked at a book I've been reading (The Count of Monte Cristo) and it suddenly popped into my head, do poems and novels tell the same stories?

Quite frankly and simply, yes they do. Obviously poetry is the most condensed form of writing and expressing and idea, thought, theme, etc. through words. Now if we think about it, what's the difference between said novels and poetry? Essentially nothing, except novels are generally longer (Exclude epic poems such as the Iliad and Odyssey), are read differently, and perhaps are analyzed differently.

What I'm trying to get at is, what's the problem with poetry that many students seem to have? Is it the stigma put in our brains early in life of the classic "Roses are red/ violets are blue..." that somehow reduces poetry to simple romantic gestures? Probably.

In the end, poetry and novels are retellings of the same stories, yet novels have less negative reputation than poetry.

Just a rant about an observation.