No, I do not experience all of them. In writing, the speaker and the author of the poem are two separate entities. But I do have firsthand experience of some of the situations I write about, or secondhand experience.
So it’s a mixture of imagination, actual experience, or secondhand experience (for example, if a friend or relative went through it).
I also read ravenously, which is another reason why I can write about the many topics that I do.
To answer your last question, yes, sometimes I’m afraid I won’t do the situation justice. But before writing a piece, I make sure to know as much about it as I can.
I hope that answered your questions?
Have a great day! :)
P.S. This is from another tumblr user:“To the anon who asked about writing/experience, being a writer tends to involve using the situations/images/etc. one writes about to express other emotions. It’s abstract. So maybe it’s not true to the situation, but it’s true to the underlying emotion and that’s what’s really important.”