Guidelines

Guidelines: (1) Include your name, the title of your original poem, and a brief comment about yourself; (2) Poems may be in any language (please include an English translation); (3) Poems may not violate Nicolet's Social Media Guidelines; (4) Original poems may be submitted anonymously; (5) Submit poems to Ocie Kilgus (okilgus@nicoletcollege.edu). Students who submit original poems are eligible for the Best Original Poem contest. The student with the best poem will be awarded the Ron Parkinson Poetry Matters Student Scholarship Award in the amount of $300. The community member with the best poem will receive dinner for two at Church Street Inn, Hazelhurst. Upon the closing of the Poetry Project, a faculty committee will select the winning poems. The winners of the contest will be recognized at Nicolet College's Award Ceremonies on May 10.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

April 20, 2014

"My Favorite Books"
By Nicole Babich


I did not chose these
These quotes chose me
Their careful diction
In me made a connection
I can read an action story and stay engaged
However I soon forget what happened in each page
A good piece of literature needs to hit the soul
You'll flip pages on a roll
You'll never forget something that spoke to your heart
That is an author's true art
Therefore these quotes chose me
This semester has taught me gladly
In words I remember in themes I rejoice
These fragments proved an excellent choice


[See April 5's posting for a brief statement about Nicole Babich.]


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"Untitled"
By Tonya McKenna Trabant


Each a truffle
Under a glass bubble
Eleven luscious candies,
Each chocolate of a sort,
Vaguely promising
One with orange dots on the dark brown
And another prickly with rolled-on coconut
The little cards read "caramel," "espresso swirl,"
and "decadent darkness"


But on the tongue, what's the taste?
Does the coconut dominate the chocolate?
How can we know without opening each one,
Finding the hazelnut, or smooth liquor inside?


Each is like a little gift, ready for purchase
Or passing by
And each day it's a choice to be revealed from the outside in?
Or leave all the possibilities open?


[See April 4's posting for a brief statement about Tonya McKenna Trabant.]