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 24, 2017
“Bald Eagle”
By Jennifer Sturzl
American Pride
Honor and Glory
Symbolic Patriotism
Soaring High
Perched in a Tree
Freedom and Courage
Powerful Spirit
Wisdom and Strength
National Emblem
Bald Eagle
“I am working towards my Associates of Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Education, with an end goal of being a kindergarten teacher.”
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“The Mourning After”
By Jazmyn Chaulklin
A rip in the lace
A crack in the vase
The lines on your face
The way that we invade this space
The lack of grace
A tight grimace
How I want to leave this place
But love the hurt and so will stay
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