I recently came across a post on IG that got me thinking... Does anyone else ever write inside a genre of poetry, but have a strong distaste for reading the same genre?
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I write some dark and gruesome poetry from time to time. I never took a moment to think about why. Perhaps it was a sudden urge to write something I strongly disagree with, or that I have some pent up negativity rustling in the leaves of my mind. Either way, I was perusing an IG poet's posts (primarily using some vivid imagery and word selection that was overtly sensual) and instantly my stomach was turning inside out. "I don't want to read this. This is too much," is what I was thinking. However, I've written works just like this before. Slightly different manner of speaking, but the same nonetheless. In that glimpse of a moment I felt like an imposter. I know imposter syndrome is a real thing, but this made me question the authenticity of my writing a bit. How can I have the nerves to write such material, but not be able to read another's similar work? The whole conundrum seemed very peculiar indeed.