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.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

April 18, 2013

“Industrializing the Wilderness”
By Michelle Sweet
 
there is a fury within
     it comes from feeling all of the feels
          feels about the wild
     the earth is our home
quit wrecking it

“We’re reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey in my Environmental Lit class and he sees so much beauty in the wild. His words help us to experience the ‘harsh and brutal mysticism’ that is found in nature. His descriptions are not only what the desert looks like, but what it feels like. Through his words I feel so many feels. And we need to protect the wild. There are places in this book that we will never get a chance to see -- beautiful places that no longer exist -- because we’ve been ruining our planet. It needs to stop.”
 
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“Our Marriage”
By Heather Schallock
 
To my husband of 17 years,
There have been some tears.
But with each other on our side,
It is to your heart, I will forever be tied.
Feels like yesterday, we walked down the aisle.
When I think of our wedding day, I always smile.
We have made a real life together,
With two children and our furry son!
Seems too simple, saying you’re the one.
But it’s true,
I will always love you.

“This is probably the first poem I have written since I was in college almost 20 years ago. I really enjoyed the process of reflecting on my marriage as I put pen to paper. There’s something about poetry that seems to lend itself to rough drafts actually written by hand, rather than typed on a computer.”
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