What I saw before me when I realized the difference between a meta perspective and a poem

I didn't really understand the difference between an essay with a meta perspective and a poem that is just subjective.

Actually, I still don't really understand it, but yesterday while I was washing my hair in the shower, I had a sudden flash of insight.

Probably, anyway.

Conversely, the poem I also often want to write.

Writing a text based only on subjectivity feels incredibly good.
But it doesn't reach anyone.
Because emotions that are just poured out cannot become entertainment.

Though that is beautiful in its own way.
I've written poems on all kinds of media, from mixi to personal homepages to Twitter.
But well, they don't get read.

When I thought I wanted to be read, I encountered Kotobato-san's "Writing Club".

Since being invited to the "Writing Club" discord, I've only really visited a few times, so I'm basically a ghost member here.
I was a bit tired of communities, you see.

But the "Writing Club" has something called a "Magazine we can all write in."
A place where you can add the magazines you've written.
Then, people from the "Writing Club" and people interested in the "Writing Club" will read them.
Conversely, I also started reading the notes of people in the "Writing Club" often.
Moreover, when you join the membership, Kotobato-san follows you and gives you "likes" or "hearts" at every opportunity.
This doesn't feel pushy; it feels like they are watching over you gently.
They sometimes even "like" comments in the comment section, and on Twitter (X), they give "likes" like "Great! Keep it up!"

This, you know, is encouraging.

To begin with, the sense of distance is just too perfect.

Even if you're socially awkward or don't show up on discord, you're not alone.
But they leave you alone just the right amount, yet you don't feel lonely.

While Kotobato-san says "You can write whatever you like," they also write many articles that capture the feelings of members who think, "But I want to be read."
Of course, reading them doesn't mean you'll learn immediately, but just as I realized the "meta perspective" over these past few months.
I think there are many things that members of the "Writing Club" learn from or imitate from Kotobato-san on their own.

It's not about this kind of know-how, or that you're incompetent if you can't earn money, or that you should force yourself to write if you can't.

A stance like "If you want to write, I'll push you forward?" is just right for me right now.

In the world of note, in the parts with a strong "business color" that I don't look at, someone is always selling know-how on how to make money.
I don't want to go there.
I think templates are crap, but there was a time I clung to them.
It seems stupid now that I think about it.
Just write what you like.

The fact that I am now able to write notes that balance "what I want to write" and "what I can convey" is definitely thanks to the "Writing Club."

I'm a ghost member, but I always feel Kotobato-san by my side and savor the gratitude of "not being alone."

Also, the "Writing Club" magazine is super happy because I encounter many new perspectives.
The number of my favorite noters has increased a lot!

This article is for a project planned by Shiina Otowa called #ToKotobatoSan2026, which is a project to write a letter to Kotobato-san.
Honestly, what I wrote isn't a letter, but I hope it conveys that I "grasped something" in the "Writing Club."
Shiina-san, thank you for the wonderful project.

My favorite article by Kotobato-san.
(I'm sorry it's paid, but I want you to read it)

Anyway, I fell asleep again, so I'm writing this in the morning...
I remember holding my smartphone in bed, though...
You can live without updating every day (smug face)