I chose to focus for this learning outcomes on the research poem that I crafted inside of my Genre Studies: Poetry course. The reason I did so was that it was one of the most inclusive assignments I have ever done during my time at VMI. Not only did it allow for me to research a person from history that I saw as being under-reported on, but it also allowed me to continue trying to perfect the art of poetry which I found that I thoroughly enjoyed during this course. The ability to be able to look and craft creative work and to synthesize lessons I learned about research through my time in the English Department really began to show myself how far I have come as a scholar in the field.