Announcing a new Poet Laureate

[Chris Corrigan]

Well, Lisa displays excellent convergence tendencies in holding the titles
of Access Queen AND OSLIST Poet Laureate.  Congrats Lisa!

For all those who might be curious, the OSLIST Biannual Restricted Form
Poetry contest started in the spring of 2000 when I issued the challenge to
the list.  Ralph Copleman actually began the whole thing with a contest in
the fall of 1999 (which I won) and so he is the "Poetry King" for all time.
I just claimed the "Poet Laureate" title in an effort to have some fun.  It
was something of a one martini idea, and I was out of gin at the time.

So this is our sixth year of writing open space poetry using givens and
placing sticky dots on the ones for which we have the most passion.

It's all good!

Chris

On 2/7/06, Joelle Lyons Everett <JLEShelton at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Friends---
>
> The winner of the OSList Poetry Celebration and Contest is Lisa Heft, for
> Poem #6, which honors the journey many of us have made from thinking that
> being a facilitator meant keeping control over a meeting, to knowing that if
> we will hold the space, the people will do it all themselves.
>
> As Poet Laureate, Lisa is responsible for convening another Poetry
> Celebration and Contest in approximately 6 months, and supporting the
> reading, writing and sharing of poetry in any way she chooses.
> Congratulations, Lisa!!!
>
> Counting the votes this time was great fun, because many voters sent
> feedback as well, including"
>
> " . . . made me laugh out loud."
>
> "I give my five dots to . . . But I love them all."
>
> My heartfelt thanks to Nancy, Kenoli, Chris, Jeff, Kerry and Lisa, and to
> everyone who took time out from their busy days to read the poems and post
> their sticky dots--a poet and her audience are all part of the same magic.
>
> A deep bow,
>
> Joelle Lyons Everett
>
>
>
> Poem #1, by Nancy White, Kenoli Oleari and Chris Corrigan
>
>
> Euphoric Bullshit
>
> We come into the circle with our passions and resolve
> We each have a lot of issues that we really want to solve
> But we all start a talkin', and things get out of hand
> So take a little breath (breath) and settle down and we'll ease into the
> plan
>
> CHORUS:
> Euphoric bullshit is the name of the game
> We take the sacred and we make it profane
> You can't come in, unless you bear your pain
> Euphoric bullshit is the name of the game
>
> We're calling a lot of sessions, with various intents
> Some get a little bit impatient as we sit upon the fence
> But emergence growing edges will carry us all along
> We are but one great voice in the universal song
>
> Chorus
> Instrumental break
>
> Now the time has come for us to go out into the world
> And throw our great intentions into the cosmic swirl
> Hey you don't need to worry that these things will come to pass
> Because evolution's arrow will kick you in the ass
>
> Chorus
>
>
> Poem #2, by Jeff Aitken
>
> There was a young man who had learned a good trick.
> He stood up and asked them all "what makes you tick?"
> They wrote a few words and he went for a walk.
> He returned and they cried "it was so good to talk!"
> They hugged him and gave him a kiss on the neck
> As he walked out the door to deposit the check.
>
>
> Poem #3, by Jeff Aitken
>
>
> Atlas
>
> Atlas strains to stay standing.
> His stone limbs faintly shaking,
> he gazes far off as if to forget
> this cruel, pressing mass he must lift
> until time ends. Holding space is a curse.
>
>
> Poem #4, by Kerry Napuk
>
>
> i opened the circle
>
> disappeared down the rabbit hole
>
> emerged the other side
>
> flowing with the tide
>
>
> Poem #5, by Lisa Heft
>
>
> "I Am So Amazing"
>
>
> I invite them to crawl around on the floor
> …and they do.
> …and they kind of like it.
>
> I invite them to post signs on a wall, run around the room like insects…
>
> I tell them feet have laws.
>
> The part they see me do is pick up their coffee cups – incredibly skilled
> work, worthy of huge sums of money.
>
> I ring a bell; they sit.
>
> I have such power…
>
>
> Poem #6, by Lisa Heft
>
>
> I once tried to do everything opposite.
> Sit in a line.
> I shall stand at a podium and tell you how to think.
> No room for extra thoughts – that is off-topic.
> Please have your agenda items ready one week in advance.
> I will select a few topics I feel pertain to the issue.
> Please refrain from thinking until the official start time of our meeting.
> Only those with special titles may have ideas.
> Do not leave the room.
> Please be sure you end the meeting with the same thoughts you came in
> with.
> Keep the windows closed so no insects fly in to disturb our meeting.
> No breathing, please.
>
>
>
>
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CHRIS CORRIGAN
Consultation - Facilitation
Open Space Technology

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