[OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... !

Mon Jun 10 02:04:38 PDT 2013

Well, I feel privileged and honoured to be selected. 

Thank you to everyone and especially to Lisa for organsing this and to Kerry and Carmela for their lovely poems.

I am so excited! I'm going to enjoy promoting the poetry of Open Space Technology, and of open space.

Love,

Jonathan

From: lisaheft at openingspace.net
To: OSList at lists.openspacetech.org
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:44:24 -0700
Subject: [OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... !

Ladies and gentlemen - I now present to you our new Poet Laureate of Open Space:
J o n a t h a n   C o e

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS !!
Jonathan will now hold space for poetry on the OSLIST through the rest of the year.And how enriched we will be !
This mens he will write, or invite, or feel, or however he wishes to hold space for poetry for our community and for Open Space.
And see who the other poets are - their work is amazing amazing. Do continue to gift us with your thoughts and words, everyone - all inspiration welcome.
Enjoy, and a deep bow to our new Poet Laureate...Lisa
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First, Jonathan's poem - one of his two contributions to the contest. And then the other fabulous poems from our thoughtful creative colleagues. Happy reading and dreaming and imagining...
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WOSONOS 2012 

In Stoke Newington Town Hall I fell in love with nothing,and it was no thing that I loved.
Alone, knowing no-one and nothing I walked the circleI got presentI was connected.
Presence,absence.									The empty space of the opening circle.Profoundly empty,containing no thing
Through me everything and no-thing, in methe circle, in methe space, in methe people, in mebutterflies and bumblebees.  In mebody, in memind, in meimage, in methought, in mefeeling, in mesensation, in menothing. 
It started at the right timeThe right people were the ones who cameThe only thing that could have happenedWas what happenedIt was over when it was over.
The bees were buzzingThe 'flies were flittingThe space was open.The circle was squared.
-- Jonathan Coe (London, England) 
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Loving My Blank Walls 28 February 2013, 12:58PM Tacloban City     I love my blank walls   They are empty spaces For treasures of my heart   They are my open spaces Where I play and dance   There I draw Dreams and visions   There I start anew Awakening fresh each morning   There my mind wanders Coloring my canvass with ideas   There I forget And I remember   There I am There I am not 

 -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)  
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This poem are words I put together from the participants in the Open Space on Future of Learning here in Manila in 2011. As I listened to the participants I wrote down all the beautiful words and phrases uttered and organized them into this (see below). These were words/phrases from about half of the participants as I was seated somewhere in the middle (of the circumference) of the circle in the closing ceremony. I listened to each one, wrote down, and when It was my turn to speak, I read this piece. 

 Open Spaces in My Heart participants’ beautiful insights woven into one poem by Carmela Ariza at the OST conference on Learning for the Future closing SEAMEO Innotech, Manila, March 2012   
Help us to just be Not controlling 
 Help us share what we learned To listen to everyone since we are all brilliant and wise 
 Fill us with hope So that we may be the rockets and stars in open space 
 As we sit at the edge of the lake, keep us still and peaceful So that we can marvel at the beauty of open spaces 
 Thank you for the gift of the moment To slow down, because to be slow also means to be fast 
 Lead us to walk towards  what is life giving 
 We were initially hesitant But we have learned to open ourselves to others 
 We have found the open space  in our silence within 
 From living in tight spaces We now know how to live in open spaces 
 We thank the sacred source For the space of humility and listening from the heart For our nature is to be free   Within this happy sacred circle Help us bring healing to others   Make our circle continuously open So that our learning will never stop   Thank you that we have regained our lost passion And turned our cynicism into idealism   Beyond this meeting Use our passions to shape a better future   May this be just a beginning of more open spaces New choices, which are the key to freedom   Keep us curious Help us sustain the convergence   Instill in us a sense of urgency To embrace and own the direction towards what is right and good. 

 -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) 
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 space, 
 opening 
 unfolding 
 wondrous

-- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland) 
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 This piece I wrote as the team of OS facilitators were designing for many days the Sumatran Rhino Crisis Summit. I was reflecting on the issue and I just thought about these.... 

 Saving the Rhinos and Me by: Carmela Ariza 4 March 2013, 11:52AM   
Can we really save the rhino? Or are we here to save ourselves?   Are we talking about the rhino? Or are we talking about me and you?   Should we talk about them? Or should be talk about us?   It’s hard when we have to look out there When the answers are all in here   Is it the Rhino who’s running out of time? Or it is us who are chasing the past?   Tomorrow seems to be now And today seems to have gone by   We’ve all come from places near or far Does your presence have a reason and a rhyme   How can we make our conversations Mean more than what we came here for   Perhaps we all want answers The question is: what is the question?   How can we find what’s good for the rhino? If we can’t find what’s good for ourselves   Let’s try to listen more To the calling that’s within   Let’s try to open up the spaces For the wisdom we all have to share! 

 -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) 
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 Space Open Circle 
 from Open Space Technology - A Users Guide by Harrison Owen Note: This poem is in the 'found poetry' form. I have made selections from the original text and decided how to shape and punctuate it. I have removed all the other words from the book - but none from the selected phrases. 

 The circle is the fundamental geometry of human communication. 
 A circle has no head or feet, no high or low no sides to take; in a circle people can simply be with each other, face to face. 
 The geometry of the circle  and the rhythm of breath. 
 Show Up Be Present Tell The Truth Let It All Go. 
 Do nothing and remain invisible. 
 Be prepared to be surprised. 
 Who ever heard of a square of friends? 

 -- Jonathan Coe (London, England) 
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This was what I wrote during the Rhino Summit - I started writing there and finished it after. It is a very short one... 

 Spaces Made Holy for the Rhino 
 I sit on holy ground  As people open spaces To try to save the rhino there are spaces Between us Above us Inside us To voice To listen To Respect And to suspend We are holding the space For a flow of meaning That will be shared by all Even for difficult moments We seek to keep the space open Today, I stand firmly on holy ground 
 -- Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)

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