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.

Monday, April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

"Mañana reflexiva"
By Joan LeFebvre

Me despierto.
Me levanto.
Me ducho.
Me seco.
Me peino.
Me maquillo.
Me visto.
Me desayuno.
Me voy.
     . . . y comienzo mi día.

"Things I Do for Myself in the Morning"
By Joan LeFebvre

I awake.
I get up.
I shower.
I dry myself.
I comb my hair.
I put on makeup.
I dress.
I have breakfast.
I leave.
     . . . and begin my day.

Me divierto aprendiendo la lengua española.
I am enjoying learning the Spanish language.

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"Beauty Is In The Eye of the Beholder"
By Jim Jarvis

A six inch snowfall in the middle of March,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A pasta dish full of starch.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A big old bull dog with a face real flat,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A flying mammal known as a bat,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A cactus plant with its prickly thorns.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A massive bull with its pointy horns,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A shiny black cat, good luck or bad,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
An outrageous and ostentatious new fashion fad,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The screech that's made by an angry baboon,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The eerie call of a Northwoods' loon,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A big fat spider with legs all hairy,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Mo . . . . . Curly . . . . . Larry,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A dark storm cloud that blocks the sun,
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
e^(i*Pi) = -1
Have I finally gone too far?

Many people have a favorite color, favorite song, favorite movie, etc. Most math people have a favorite equation.