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.

Friday, April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016

“College”
A haiku
By Abby Burmeister, Haley Fau Fau, Anna Gane, and Michael Pirus

 No more sleep for me
Why must I even be here?
I have no money

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“My Grandson”
By Terry Kagie

Allen is name 
Baseball is his favorite game
Catching is ok
Doesn't miss a game
Every time he is winner there is no loser
Fridays are his favorite day
Grandma's house we go
Helpful young man he is
Into lots of things
Joking a lot we do
Kidding around is fun
Loves to learn new things
My beloved grandson
Never a dull moment
Out the door he goes
Papa's little shadow
Quietly he follows
Ready for anything
Scoping out the land
Tracking things down
Under foot sometimes
Very helpful to have around
Works as hard as he can
Xbox nowhere to be found
Young and so full of
Zing

"This is a poem I wrote about my grandson who is playing Baseball this year. I love to write stories, poems, and most of all about families." 

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