During spring 2020, I had elected to take Spanish 597EC – Escritura Creativa. It was a graduate level course and I had been itching to take a higher level class. If I recall correctly, it was one of the only Spanish courses that interested me at that level. However, as a junior, I seriously doubted my ability to take a higher level Spanish course. I emailed the professor, Márgara, about whether or not she thinks I would be able to take the course. Her honesty and kindness ultimately led me to pick up the class.

The class focused on poetry as a form of creative writing. Every week, we would write poems and share them in class. The class was very tight-knit with only 5 of us plus Márgara. The class pushed me to think outside of the box with regards to Spanish expression. The exchange of poetry and feedback ultimately made me a better poet.