Cream City Review Day: Student Short Poems

Cream City Review DayStudent Short Poems Matthew Viegut (bio) and Alayna Patricia Harms (bio) Matthew Viegut mulched weeds and drowned grasssmoky sky with glass framestwo lost crows chase a falconmallards floating over toadsblack water dances between reedssomber orchestra insectssolemn birds of stonesun returning home Alayna Patricia Harms you say i am coldmy skin is warmi am cold,color fills my cheeksblood runs through myveins, stilli am coldi'd leave this earthcome back with the suncupped in my hands ifyou were cold. End Page 27 Matthew Viegut Matthew Viegut is currently a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is majoring in Psychology and Creative Writing, with hopes of being a novelist in his future. Matthew hopes to attend graduate school for psychology while also pursuing writing after graduation. This is his first publication, though he hopes for many in the future. Alayna Patricia Harms Alayna Patricia Harms (recognized also by her Oneida name translating to Morning Flower) is a Native-American poet, painter, and explorer. Originally born on her Oneida reservation she later grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Currently studying the field of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her writing stems from much of her unorthodox upbringing. Moving from one harsh environment to the next aided in development of a strong and distinct voice. Copyright © 2024 University of Wisconsin Board of Regents