Illinois State University Poem

Posted on September 18, 2015 by clydeaidoo — Leave a comment

From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now!

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*Illinois State University*

RED ALERT!
There is a Big Impact coming from the Midwest,
Redbirds of Illinois with rising crests,
Colors Brilliant and Robust ascend from the nest,
Go, You Redbirds: Crash through the tests!
Impact America with wisdom profound,
Teachers of America stand and resound:
“We are Mighty Redbirds—Elevated from the Ground,”
Now guiding nestlings to find their own sound.
The biggest impacts aren’t grounded—they’re found in flight,
Through spaces of Willow, Cherry—all night,
Intoxicated by the throated altitude of life,
With watershed collisions of growth in sight.

MAYDAY!
Illinois’ first public university is still
Making impact with smiling bills,
Because even in flight there are spills & rills,
But arising from plummets and calamity—
We Will.
With open arms let’s guide the birds that badly
Want to guide others to their futures but sadly
Can’t always open up, so like Doors—Love them Madly,
Will Illinois State help you out the nest?
Gladly.

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Northern Illinois University Poem

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*NIU*

Togetherness at Northern Illinois University is not limited to Greek Row,
It’s the times we have stood in rows to help…
And it’s all these times in a row.
Huskies are always present:
Check the roll.

In Brigham Field we always show up,
At the Rec Center the Huskies often throw up,
Training for Division I Athletic Competition,
Together our strength can only go up…
&
With these Party Thursdays in DeKalb, Illinois:
We don’t ever
Want to grow up.

We want to stay in Starbusters’ beer garden in any weather,
Then kneel at the porcelain throne after Lord Stanley’s,
And when Friday arrives, as in Stand by Me,
The Huskies will always walk together.
Releasing a stressful week of hard work well done,
It’s another week of school behind us,
Now standing at the rear all the way to the front:
Is Us.
We push through exams, bar lines, and end zones,
There’s Black and Red Huskies that surround you,
And if anyone needs a Husky to push you through—
just Fall in Reverse & Pick up your Phones.

When you’re stuck at the crossroads of traffic jams,
And you ask for help with accelerated words,
Or at a standstill because you ran out of gas,
There is no need to say any more words…
We will Push together
Forward.

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University of Illinois Chicago Poem

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*UIC*

Take a walk through our trees & smoldering UIC Degrees
and you’ll behold a
Spark in the Park…
Worldwide like Little Italy and Greektown Recipes,
Wide as Grant and Millennium Park.
These United Nations join for a
Taste of Chicago,
In the melting pot of the UIC,
Students make haste from the word go,
Commingling like the Flames in the JST.
It all begins here amid Harrison Field,
Whence these Flames are bound to amaze,
On to State & throughout this world: We Will Build:
Spread
Of the Blaze.

Our oncologists excel in cell research,
We nurse professionals in physics and pharmacy,
UIC leads Illinois in the health-care birch,
A Medical Museum of the Science Industry.
Flames reignite the first Thursday every fall,
And every year we reach a little higher,
Tribute to our Second Star—we roll a mighty ball:

The Great Chicago Fire.

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Illinois Institute of Technology Poem

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*Illinois Tech*

Next Stop:
35th-Bronzeville-IIT.
Doors Closing.

We are the Green Line that streamlines innovation with reputation—Opening worlds with a synergy driven by a mission and a vision. These lives in Chicago will be transformed by an international influence.
We can’t change the past,
But we can transfer it fast.
Providing our education with a raised destination on a platform with creative norms.

Our youth is a train that only fails when it is derailed.

We believe in recharging our minds with modernism and distinction, building on the wavelengths of our distinctive strengths. With the instinctive honing inventions like the first mobile phone.
Through IIT, we can pick up and still leave where we were;
Talking on your main line while switching to a Red Line:
Call it a Two-Way Transfer.
We have activated the minds of Martin Cooper, Valdas Adamkus, Jack Steinberger—international and local minds who through I-Tech did find:
We still have a long way to go,
but the journey begins
In Chicago.

Ideas exchanged over supper at the Commons,
At stimulating concerts from town artists like Common,
&
Inside the avant-garde MTCC:
The spectacular structure of IIT.
This is where we take off and go beyond the rails,
A mission with sincere ethics
Never Fails…
For it never stops until the destination is reached…

The aim is never easy;
To arrive,
You must reach.

Our stop is the future.

A new train of motivated movers just stepped off,
New Scarlet Hawks now prepare to take off.

This is Illinois Institute of Technology.

Doors Open.

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Benedictine University Poem

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There is an Almighty power in the communal voice,
A Golden Light from the most ultimate source,
Through the Savior of man—our lives rejoice,
A song of salvation to cleanse our remorse.
In Benedictine, Red & White Eagles have crossed
To learn today and transform tomorrow,
In Lisle, the lighted vision will never be lost,
It is a shed that is shared, yet always borrowed.
From inspirations found in St. Procopius Abbey,
Lake St. Benedict, the Neff Welcome Center,
It is found in the Medal, the Cross, the Grass Prairie,
God is in our hearts, and He sings from the center.
Yes, through the light we can witness and sing:
That God’s glory can be found in all things.

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Trinity International University Poem

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*Trinity International University*

From Trinity our students are formed
to reform the spirit of the world.
We all battle the darkness as
Trojan sons,
Then rise each day
With the light of
The Son.

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Alma Mater Vol. 2: The Northeast is Available Now!

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Do you want to learn about all the major universities of the Northeast region in a creative and engaging fashion within just a few days’ time? Have you ever wanted to know what makes each university across this great country unique? Football season is upon us! Now is the perfect time to learn where the school pride you see on Saturday afternoons comes from! And you can do just that for 99 cents.

100 Colleges of the Northeast are celebrated in the second installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls “A Thoroughly Unique Poetry Project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” It is a collection that is all things college: Educational, Interactive, Experimental, and of course: Fun. Come see why Kirkus Magazine featured the series, calling it a collection of “Delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” You are cordially invited to the poetry party of the year. Do join us.

 

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Alma Mater Vol. 2: The Northeast is Available Now!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by clydeaidoo — Leave a comment

Do you want to learn about all the major universities of the Northeast region in a creative and engaging fashion within just a few days’ time? Have you ever wanted to know what makes each university across this great country unique? Football season is upon us! Now is the perfect time to learn where the school pride you see on Saturday afternoons comes from! And you can do just that for 99 cents.

100 Colleges of the Northeast are celebrated in the second installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls “A Thoroughly Unique Poetry Project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” It is a collection that is all things college: Educational, Interactive, Experimental, and of course: Fun. Come see why Kirkus Magazine featured the series, calling it a collection of “Delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” You are cordially invited to the poetry party of the year. Do join us.

 

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Alma Mater Vol. 2: The Northeast is Available Now!

Posted on September 10, 2015 by clydeaidoo — Leave a comment

Do you want to learn about all the major universities of the Northeast region in a creative and engaging fashion within just a few days’ time? Have you ever wanted to know what makes each university across this great country unique? Football season is upon us! Now is the perfect time to learn where the school pride you see on Saturday afternoons comes from! And you can do just that for 99 cents.

100 Colleges of the Northeast are celebrated in the second installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls “A Thoroughly Unique Poetry Project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” It is a collection that is all things college: Educational, Interactive, Experimental, and of course: Fun. Come see why Kirkus Magazine featured the series, calling it a collection of “Delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” You are cordially invited to the poetry party of the year. Do join us.

 

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Alma Mater Vol. 2: Available Now!

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Do you want to learn about all the major universities of the Northeast region in a creative and engaging fashion within just a few days’ time? Have you ever wanted to know what makes each university across this great country unique? Football season is upon us! Now is the perfect time to learn where the school pride you see on Saturday afternoons comes from! And you can do just that for 99 cents.

100 Colleges of the Northeast are celebrated in the second installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls “A Thoroughly Unique Poetry Project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” It is a collection that is all things college: Educational, Interactive, Experimental, and of course: Fun. Come see why Kirkus Magazine featured the series, calling it a collection of “Delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” You are cordially invited to the poetry party of the year. Do join us.

 

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