Why I am asking for your support in funding my studies at Oxford University — Poetry is not a luxury

Kondo Heller
Nov 5 · 3 min read

A year ago, I received news that I had been accepted into the Undergraduate Diploma of Creative Writing at Oxford University. Due to my financial situation and precarious family dynamics, I decided that I would let the world know where I was at and asked for help and support. I did a GoFundMe in Berlin and through the help of my community and chosen family, I was able to raise 996 Euros plus roughly 400 Euros from soli events that my friends hosted — shout out to the fam Berlin

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