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 22, 2013
“Bad
Poet”
By
Danielle Branley
the
words are clumsy
no
fault of my own intent
the
gift passed by
“I am a Graphic Design
student at Nicolet getting ready for graduation. I am from St. Germain. I write
as a hobby. I decided to change careers as an Early Childhood teacher after 22
years to become a freelance artist.”
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“This
Painful Joy”
Anonymous
Joyful
morning
The
day dawns with importance
Knowing
that it has changed my life
Dramatically
Significantly
Heart
pounds with love
Brain
swirls with possibilities
Memories
flood
A
gift
And
then a tug . . .
Another
morning
Waking
to this day of importance
Unknown
changes to an existence
Dramatic
Significant
Heart
pounds with love
Brain
swirls with questions
Memories
break
A
loss
Two
hearts entwined without shared experience
