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.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Nicolet College Poetry Project Contest Winners!

A big congratulations goes to Evelyn Pritchard for her poem "The Unfinished Work" (posted April 5)! Evelyn will be awarded the Ron Parkinson Poetry Matters Award for the Best Original Student Poem. 

Another big congratulations goes to Tazia Oxendine for her poem "Atlantic" (posted April 7)! Tazia will be awarded the Best Original Poem by a community member. 

Both Evelyn and Tazia will be recognized at the Student Award Ceremony on May 10 at 6:00 p.m. in Lakeside Center. 

Again, congratulations to Evelyn and to Tazia!