I would usually wake up in time for a morning lecture or seminar if there was one. If not, I would get up at approximately nine in the morning and begin working on what I had scheduled to do that day. Because of how I tend to work, I would usually focus on several goals each day (these could be to work on the plan for a piece of coursework, work on creative work for external submission, or read any materials I needed). During seminars, there is usually a very friendly environment, and we (the students) would often migrate to other areas on campus to carry on with our work, especially if it was a shared project such as the ‘Behind the Mask’ literary festival. I would often then be involved in rehearsals for LSU Shakespeare society on various evenings.
Post-graduation, I hope to spend a year or so operating as a poet and taking any relevant paid work I can (such as from running workshops or open mic. nights). I am now a published poet (with one poem published in Ink Sweat and Tears, and an upcoming publication in Magma Poetry Magazine as well as my work in the university), and these publications were only possible due to advice and encouragement from my lecturers. I intend to carry on and gain a further publication list. In the meantime, I am looking for any relevant PhD funding opportunities, especially from the midlands, (including from Loughborough), and hope to then continue into the academic world with the skills I gained from studying at Loughborough.