u/Sycherthrou

I've been reading Malazan for a while now, but before that I've read Dune and probably other books that had poetry, or other recollections, or far in the past/future events described at the start of chapters. I really like the books and my non understanding of these doesn't seem to hinder my experience, but am I missing something?

If you're someone that finds their experience amplified in some way by these poems, can you explain why?