The phrase "a poor impression of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone's negative perception or representation of something or someone.
Example: "Her performance left a poor impression of her abilities during the interview."
Alternatives: "a negative impression of" or "an unfavorable impression of".
He looks stiff and unrelaxed, clenching his hands together in a poor impression of a statesman.
In truth, her Labour rival for the seat, former English teacher Margaret Greenwood, does a poor impression of a misogynist.
And even Labour Party voters say they have a poor impression of Mr Cameron's main rival, Ed Miliband: "He doesn't seem right," one says.
Rather he is in danger of becoming a poor impression of Farage, erring too much on the side of Euro-hostility than rapprochement and warmth.
This behaviour is not typical of the vast majority of our fans, however this incident gives a poor impression of Newcastle and its loyal supporters".
This scandal, heaped on top of the firings of the federal prosecutors, left a poor impression of Mr Gonzales and his Justice Department.But Mr Gonzales retained the support of the president, a man deeply loyal to his friends.
At the trial, the wagon driver made a poor impression on the judge, but Charlie, acting the salesman, made a good impression.
The teacher will have a poor impression on you.
Elsewhere, in 'Taste the Summer', a sunny, California-style funk guitar underpins Nick Rhodes's dominant keyboards, but there are some inexplicable inclusions, most notably the seriously bad 'Bedroom Toys', on which Le Bon appears to be doing a very poor impression of Damon Albarn.
The system was discontinued because advertisers apparently found it too confusing to use, leading them to miscalculate their ROI and get an inaccurately poor impression of the performance of Facebook ads.
Li made a poor impression in court and seemed incapable of expressing remorse.
