You asked a most interesting question, which again may land you in trouble! As a writer, I would naturally say that I prefer writing poetry. But I also like to read it when the occasion permits. I spend most of my time working on my poetry and that's right at the forefront of my mind. I'd like to say that I'm pretty well versed in reading classical poets, but the opposite is true!
As far as I know about famous old and new poets, many young poets, such as those we see on Quora, can be seen hanging around me. I tried to keep up with those who had the benefit of a college education, but ended up moving at my own pace, which was always slower than most. I believe that poetry and its writing are more popular than ever! There seems to be no end to the talent I see here almost every day. One competes in a literary world of extremely talented writers, while others are filled with boundless creativity.
Why do I personally prefer writing poetry to reading? Writing helps ground me with others, and I enjoy using my mind in a most original and creative way. The writing of a new poem is always seen as a challenge. How do you come up with something different and avoid repeating the same words and phrases? This is often a real challenge to one's mindset. The reason behind it is because I like to use certain words in my poems like tears, heart, sadness, pain, darkness, light, wings etc. The words I used conveyed the emotion of the moment in time.
Writing can make people feel inspired and be creative with their own thoughts and ideas. Ideas are generated by creative thinking. What has come naturally to me over the years is the ability to see things that arise out of thought that would not otherwise exist in our current reality. Most people who are poets like to write about daily life and spiritual matters.
What will we encounter as we explore those darker regions in our imaginations? So how would we interpret these visions in poetry and prose?