So I'm hoping to apply for postgrad colleges (in the US - I'm from the UK and studying in Scotland at the moment) this September and I'm once again starting to feel like I've left everything way too late, but mostly right now, my ability to catch the attention of potential people I'd ask for a recommendation.
My aim ultimately is to pursue a PhD in English, focussing on Romantic Poetry. I'm currently doing a course on Romanticism and for that it seems ideal to ask the Romanticism professor for a recommendation except that I'm a very quiet student. Granted we haven't done a huge amount of poetry and that's my strength, but I feel like I haven't expressed my love for it enough (and I really do adore it, I'm just shy and freeze up if my thoughts aren't organised) to get a good enough recommendation.
Basically, should I try and find a different professor (I haven't asked anyone yet at least), or try pique his interest somehow? I was going to e-mail him anyway and ask for book recommendations on Romantic Poetry, but I don't know if that seems too desperate.
sorry for the long text x_x just not sure what to do right now