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

Sun Jun 16 23:43:24 PDT 2013

great act, Jonathan!
and very beautiful story the one about your workshop, vulnerability and
open space!

big hug!

Eleder

2013/6/15 Jonathan Coe <coej66 at hotmail.com>

> Thanks to everyone for your lovely words and wishes,a nd also thanks to
> Harrison for writing the manual, from which one of my poems was taken.
>
> My first act as Poet Laureate of Open Space is to set up a blog, firstly
> with all the poems that were entered.
>
> http://poetryofopenspace.blogspot.co.uk.
>
> My second act....? Let's see....
>
> Jonathan
>
> PS I ran a training course yesterday and opened some space at the start of
> the day in a way that was directly inspired by OST.  This was with a group
> of 20 or so consultant level medics from different disciplines and
> institutions around London. I took a risk in being vulnerable with my
> invitation to share, and not fill the space myself, and there was a
> palpable sense of vulnerability on the group, five seconds silence, then
> the sharing came, and this became the most powerful day like this I have
> ever run, with an amazing energy in the room, lots of sharing openly from
> experience, including medical directors of hospitals opening up about their
> practice in front of their peers; and really high satisfaction levels at
> the end. Recently I ran the same course and had to scramble to fill the
> day, adding in another exercise when it seemed not to be working.  This
> time we didn't even do two of the planned exercises and really the course
> ran itself with far less direct input from me. Amazing!
>
> I am also working with a med school and am slowly brining them round to
> the idea of allowing very new med students to have a half day where the
> theme is set but the agenda is very very open, such that they can bring
> their own values, passions and responsibilities into play in relation to
> their chosen careers, rather than having to go along with an externally
> imposed version.
>
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>
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> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:05:50 +0800
> From: anishasusanna at gmail.com
> To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>
> Subject: [OSList] And now, our new OSLIST Poet Laureate.... !
>
> Congratulations Jonathan!! How amazing your journey has been, my
> friend...I look forward to participating in the ways you hold space for
> open space poetry to flow on this list and elsewhere.
>
> And maraming salamat Carmela!..I found your poetry equally moving, and
> inspiring.
>
> And Lisa, as always, thank you for this most lovely way you help build
> community and a solid sense of tradition amongst us...weaving threads
> through us newer members and reaching back to everyone who founded this
> community.  Love it.
>
> Warmest salaams and with love,
>
> Susanna
>
>
> Susanna George
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> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:04:38 +0000
> From: Jonathan Coe <coej66 at hotmail.com>
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> 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
> ____
> 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...
> ___
> 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)
>  _____
>
> 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)
> ____________
>
> 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)
>  _____
>
>
>  space,
>  opening
>  unfolding
>  wondrous
>
>
> -- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland)
>  _____
>
>
>  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)
>  _____
>
>  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)
>  _____
>
> 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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