Rec | HOW IT FEELS - JENNY ZHANG

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But if that was the case, if poems could be anything at all, then why is the default to cringe whenever someone writes a poem about their feelings? Even worse if that someone is a teenager? Even worse if that someone is no longer a teenager but nonetheless thinks about themselves with the kind of intensity that is only acceptable between the ages of thirteen and nineteen?

@juliaprice

Jan 24, 2024

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rereading poetry you wrote when you were 19

first you'll full body cringe but then you can use it as an opportunity to develop empathy for your past self and see how much you've grown both as a person and a writer. image attached is legit a poem from 2012

@hundrednamed

Feb 12, 2024

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from an ex-english major

i switched out of the english major after 1 year, but i used to be super into reading and writing poetry for most of my teenage years i am by no means an authority on this, but genuinely, i think it’s just about finding what you personally like. there are so many different styles of poetry and some might connect with you while others don’t. i don’t think that makes any style objectively bad, it‘s just about what triggers an emotional response for you! and that might change at different stages of your life. for example, for a few seasons when i was an incredibly moody and pretentious teenager, i loved charles bukowski. now his stuff does not connect with me at all! and that’s ok! it was still important to me at the time, and i can appreciate that regardless of how i feel now tldr; i just think poetry is so subjective and it’s just about what makes you feel emotionally invested at any given time :) … except for the rupi kaur brand of poetry, that’s just bad