*South Alabama* From your very first day, your claws are formed. It’s all so beautiful I know. The beaches covered in white sand, The pulchritude of youth spread on the mainland. Do not be intimidated. It is all waiting on…
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University of Alabama at Birmingham (Alma Mater – College Poetry)
*UAB* In Birmingham, Alabama, There was a hypothesis….rather a strong belief That the fusion of love and reason would eventually erode hate. Birmingham was a laboratory for a Doctor and many others to prove this to be so. And at…
Tagged with: Alabama, Books, College, Literature, Poetry, Travel, Writing
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Posted in Alma Mater, Poetry
Alabama A&M (Alma Mater – College Poetry)
*Alabama A&M* Why do they do it? Where do they find the passion? Where does it come from? Why do the Bulldogs at Louis Crews put in the time, and those in Elmore put in the grind? They’re not in…
Tagged with: Alabama, Art, Books, College, Huntsville, Literature, Poetry, Travel, Writing
Posted in Alma Mater, Books, College, Poetry
Posted in Alma Mater, Books, College, Poetry
*Alabama A&M*
*From Alma Mater Vol 4: The South* *Alabama A&M* Why do they do it? Where do they find the passion? Where does it come from? Why do the Bulldogs at Louis Crews put in the time, and those in Elmore put…
Alma Mater: A Series for the People
Alma Mater is a series that celebrates the universities of the United States through poetry. Kirkus Reviews has described the series as “A thoroughly unique project” with “A variety of delightfully unexpected poetic forms.” I see it as a project…
The Evergreen State Poem (Alma Mater Vol 3: The West)
*The Evergreen State College* This is the college of the Evergreen State, Where rain and Geoducks make the crops rotate, A hotbed where contemplative minds collaborate, And professors are known to be of the first rate. Yes, this is the…
Tagged with: College, College Life, Evergreen, Poetry, Poetry Books, Washington, Washington State
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Posted in Alma Mater, Poetry
Michigan Tech Poem (Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest)
*Michigan Tech* My, what lakes the mind can surf With all the discoveries We find; At Michigan Tech, we inspect global turf, The Land of Opportunity: We mine. We build ice sculptures from creative fires— Husky Fires Glow in the…
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Posted in Alma Mater, Poetry
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Poem (Alma Mater Vol. 4: The South)
*University of Louisiana at Lafayette* Lafayette Welcomes You, You mayn’t feel it now, but you shall soon, So when you are feeling all at sea: Prepare for the battery. Festivity: Happily, Boldly, Creole life resides Faithfully; School Spirit, Love &…
University of Rochester Poem (Alma Mater Vol 2: The Northeast)
*U of R* (Set to the Melody of “Some Nights” by fun.) Some Nights I Stay Up Tweaking hard on Starbucks, Cramming to pass the vital laps. Some Nights I wish that Rochester had White Castle, Boy I sure crave…
Humboldt State University Poem (Alma Mater Vol. 3: The West)
*Humboldt State University* Oh, it’s a sunlit California afternoon in the middle of April, And this car full of Humboldt State students Cannot think of a better day to go on a long road trip. They were on their way…
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