Virtual Open Microphone

Wed Apr 30 09:16:54 PDT 2003

Beautiful poem, Joelle.  Thank you.

I'm off to a busy day, but already thinking of the poems I've been
waiting to share, and those yet undiscovered.  Wonderful, wonderful
invitation.  Thank you.

Julie

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Joelle
Lyons Everett
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:32 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Virtual Open Microphone

Friends--

I'm honored to serve as Poet Laureate--in a group that is rich in poets
and
poems.  April is celebrated in the US as National Poetry Month, so
before
April slips away, I'd like to convene an ongoing OS session, a virtual
poetry
reading and open microphone.

The space is now open for poems, your own writing or favorite pieces
written
by others.  The only requirement is that the poem has special meaning
for
you.  If there's a story behind it, you might want to share that as
well.

So . . . no deadlines, no required topic, no voting, just the pleasure
of
hearing favorite words.  I'll start things rolling with a poem of my
own,
inspired by contest entries about peace, and Listserve comments on the
practice of peace.  I'm hoping that out-of-the-closet poets, lurkers,
and
those who just love words will join me in this virtual circle to share
your
favorites.

A NEW GRAMMAR

Practice peace . . . wage peace
I'm starting to notice that peace
Needs verbs.

Watching the dim screen
Split by fire, I notice that peace
Needs thrills.

Not the 'rockets' red glare,'
But something more difficult
And more simple.

So we sit in a small room
Facing each other and fully listen
To one another's grief.

At long last, I hear my voice speak
My own passion and sorrow
Into the silence.

The borders of the map have not moved
But my own borders
Are shifting inside me.

We're in new terrain, suddenly dropped
Behind enemy lines
With everything we need.

This new story will need verbs
To tell what has never happened
Until now.

Joelle Lyons Everett
@ April 2003

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>From  Wed Apr 30 12:07:39 2003
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:07:39 -0700
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To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: Ashley Cooper <ashcooper at earthlink.net>
Subject: virtual open microphone...
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Joelle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>What a wonderful invitation...Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Here's a poem that I love. It's my kind of art!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>Alive</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>The most visible creators I know of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>are those artists whose medium </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>is life itself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>The ones who express </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>the inexpressible-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>without brush, hammer, clay or guitar.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>They neither paint nor sculpt--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>their medium is being.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>Whatever their presence touches</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>has increased life.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>They see and don't have to draw.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>They are the artists of being </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>alive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=3>J. Stone</FONT></DIV>
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