Incanus
Auror
I had a steadily sinking feeling while working on my failed novel. I don't think I could bear to look at it now.My sister described my first (never published) book as one long poem.
I thought it was a work of genius when I finished it, but these days I can't read three sentences without vomiting blood.
That said, short stories are a great place for experimentation. One of my favorite older writers is Clark Ashton Smith. Talk about poetic prose! He's far too rich for the average reader, it seems. I consider it genius.