Poetry contest

MSU Libraries Announces Undergraduate Poetry Contest Winners

Pictured in the John Grisham Room of MSU’s Mitchell Memorial Library is (left to right) Corinne Kennedy, Assistant Professor of MSU Libraries and Library Coordinator for the College of Architecture, Art and Design ; Undergraduate Poetry Contest Winners Katherine E. “Katie” Norris, Junior Criminology Major from Franklin, Tennessee, “To Grow Old into Your Old Coat,” First Place; Philippe C. Schicker, senior major in mechanical engineering from Hamburg, Germany, “The 3 Rs in 2021”, second place; Baylee M. Seeman, senior English major from Jonesboro, Arkansas, Arkansas License Plate, third place; and Kathryn “KC” New, assistant professor at MSU Libraries and humanities librarian. (Photo by Megan Bean)

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STARKVILLE, Mississippi—Mississippi State University Libraries announces the winners of the Undergraduate Poetry Competition, as part of the university’s National Poetry Month celebration.

Pictured in the John Grisham Room at the Mitchell Memorial Library are (left to right) Corinne Kennedy, Assistant Professor of MSU Libraries and Library Coordinator for the College of Architecture, Art and Design; Undergraduate Poetry Contest Winners Katherine E. “Katie” Norris, Junior Criminology Major from Franklin, Tennessee, “To Grow Old into Your Old Coat,” First Place; Philippe C. Schicker, senior major in mechanical engineering from Hamburg, Germany, “The 3 Rs in 2021”, second place; Baylee M. Seeman, senior English major from Jonesboro, Arkansas, Arkansas License Plate, third place; and Kathryn “KC” New, assistant professor at MSU Libraries and humanities librarian.

To read the students’ award-winning poems, visit https://guides.library.msstate.edu/nationalpoetrymonth/2021poetrywinners.

To learn more about MSU’s National Poetry Month celebration, visit https://guides.library.msstate.edu/nationalpoetrymonth.

For more information on MSU Libraries, visit www.library.msstate.edu.

MSU is the main university in Mississippi, available online at www.msstate.edu.