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.
April 20, 2012
"Neige Chanson"
By Rachel L. Yeomans
Softly falls the snow,
Sifting down in silent cold.
It falls to the earth
As it has in days of old.
It makes the tires frosted doughnuts,
And all the playthings icy cakes.
The trees are likewise spread in splendor,
That only winter snow can make.
Dusted is the world,
In the spray of radiant white.
World is undaunted;
This is beauty in its height.
Written in winter 2008 upon looking out at our yard.
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"Spring Thaw"
By Jeff Eaton
Jay slices garden,
The sudden blue flash forcing
A bloom of cat eyes.
Nicolet English instructor.
