An insight into the life of an English graduate:

An insight into the life of an English graduate:

I gained a 2:1 last summer in English and Writing,

I had high hopes and high energy in my job searches,

I went on Universal credit,

I came off of Universal credit

I worked as a Barista,

I quit the Barista role within a month,

I’m on Universal Credit again,

I got rejected from Halfords,

Next,

TeachFirst,

I’ve not even had a reply from one of the 300 teaching assistant roles I’ve applied for,

I’ve been told I only look 16 years old but I’m actually 24,

last week I was harassed by chavs in my local park who went down dog bins and tried to get me with poo! In retaliation I threw my spare ribs at them, and ruined one boys tracksuit jacket,

Yes I was eating spare ribs in the park!

The group of boys re-emerged as I walked home with faeces in hand, one left with faeces in his mouth,

I then doubted my aspirations to teach,

I remembered that children won’t have access to dog poo in a classroom,

With this assurance I began yet another teaching assistant application.

 

It costs a lot to work for Costa

I accepted a job because I needed money,

but my God It costs a lot to work for Costa,

With minimum wage and the sage advice,

From teenage maestro’s,

Whose only vice,

Is ignorance?

Belligerence,

The acceptance of the lack of care and the deliverance,

Of long hours,

Poor people, poor pay and poor service,

Take your hostile work environment ‘with a pinch of salt’,

And suck it up,

Like that mochachocafrappeshittyfuckinglatte,

That I’ve been creating all day,

With poor training,

With poor pay!

 

 

Taking a stanza

I am choosing to take a stand through the art form of poetry,

I am a recent English Graduate, I am on Universal Credit.

I have applied for job after job with no response

I have a lack of  experience, a lack of money and an unprofessional portfolio of work.

Why did I go to University?

To learn how to make shit hot Haiku’s and become depressed by Virginia Woolf?

I studied the Middle Ages,

Gender studies, creative writing,

I achieved a 2:1 , am  jobless and still job-hunting.

Follow me on my pursuit of purpose and publication- I will be posting updates of my journey to hopefully publication; through submissions of creative work to magazines and online journals. I will  be posting clear lists of organisations/publications and sites that are currently open for submissions, any observations or tips would be greatly appreciated, please leave website/blog links in my comments and i’ll be sure to have a read.