Analysing poetry

"When you read a poem what is it that you do? How do you approach it? Explain your strategy for analysing poetry."

When I read a poem, first i will just read it once. Then I will start to see which word I didn't understand and i will find it out. After I know all the word in the poem, I will start to think why the author wants to said that. I think usually I can understand it, because I'm can think very much when I actually think about it, same as when I think about how friends treats me. My thinking will make others feel annoying. So, it will be easy to understand what the author want to tell us. I think this is the way I analysis a poetry.