Germanic poetry is like singing songs, but instead of just random words, they tell stories. Long, long ago, before there were books and computers, people in Germany would pass down stories from one generation to the next through poetry.
For example, there was a famous Germanic poem called "Beowulf" that tells the story of a brave warrior who fights monsters. The poem was passed down by word of mouth for many years before it was finally written down on paper.
Germanic poetry can be very different from other kinds of poetry. Some of the poems have a lot of repetition, where the same words or phrases are used over and over again. This helps people remember the poem better.
Also, Germanic poetry is often written in a special language called Old English. This is different from the English we speak today, and it can be hard to understand. But even though the language is old, the stories and messages in the poetry are still just as important today as they were centuries ago.