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While this support helped her over the year, she noted how the time management of the position was a challenge, but with the decompressing power of a comfort meal and an episode of the TV show Interview With the Vampire, the workload felt more possible. After settling into the task, Nylah started the process of writing a story by getting to know her subject. She peruses interviewee鈥檚 CVs and current projects that they have shared, developing an understanding of the narrative she hopes to convey in her work. After this cursory research, she prepares her interview questions to help her expand the story she’s discovered through this preparation.

When asked about her proudest blog work of the year, Nylah points to the recent
capstone profiles, expressing how impressed she is by the work of her English program peers: 鈥淢y friends are doing some really interesting work on body horror, disability, and postcolonialism.鈥� She thanks her fellow students, Rowan, Autumn, and Rose for taking the time out of their busy schedules to help her highlight their work. In addition, Nylah鈥檚 article on Kendall Dinniene sticks out fondly in her memory. Whereas most of her interviews are conducted asynchronously due to busy schedules and conflicts between time zones, she had the opportunity to speak with Kendall over Zoom, which she described as 鈥渁 real treat!鈥� She enjoyed their discussion on Fat Studies, and was able to be more flexible in her questions with the live format.

But her work this year goes well beyond the blog. As a McNair Scholar, Nylah has had the opportunity to present her research publicly, both at 91视频鈥檚 creativity conference and at UCLA鈥檚 National McNair Conference. In addition, Nylah shares she has 鈥渄iscovered who [she is] as a writer here.鈥� She recently became a published poet, her work appearing in 91视频鈥檚 Main Squeeze literary magazine.

鈥淚 have always loved poetry,鈥� Nylah says. Her time here has given her the opportunity to experiment with form and voice, both on the page, and on the stage at this winter term鈥檚 Bodylogues event. Before the event, Nylah had the opportunity to practice readings in Dr. Merrilyn Lundhal鈥檚 class- 鈥渟he鈥檚 cool like that.鈥� The readings made an impression, with multiple people thanking her for sharing her work afterwards. Her coursework with creative writing professor, Dr. Kasey Mohammad, also supported her growth as a poet. In his classes she wrote 鈥淐alifornia Lovers,鈥� 鈥淲ill the Swap Meet for Black Women and Their Tears Ever Close,鈥� and 鈥渁mbien, mania, psychosis, or none of the above?鈥� which can be seen in Main Squeeze.