[OSList] The OSLIST Biannual Restricted Form Poetry Contest - Summer 2013 - before May 24 midnight

[Lisa Heft]

And, because so many creative things are floating around - face-to- 
face, virtually or otherwise about Open Space, I remind you that the  
OSLIST Poetry Contest is still open.
See below.
Some lovely poems are floating into my inbox...

Lisa


> From: Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>
> Date: May 8, 2013 12:42:30 PM PDT
> To: OSLIST <OSList at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: The OSLIST Biannual Restricted Form Poetry Contest - Summer  
> 2013
>
> Dear Colleagues -
>
> Doug's recent poem inspires me to say...
>
> I now re-open the OSLIST Restricted Form Poetry Contest !
> Restricted Form means some described form or boundary for the poem.
>
> Whoever feels so inspired - I invite you to create some original  
> poetry with two guidelines:
> about Open Space
>  -and-
> (in honor of Keith's recent post and our responses)
> describing success and productivity in Open Space.
>
> Send your poetry directly to me at lisaheft at openingspace.net
> before midnight (in whatever time zone you live) on Friday, May 24.
>
> I will collect them and then show them back to you, dear readers -  
> so you may indicate your favorites - even though this is not a game  
> of favorites. It is a gift of riches.
> It will, however, tell us who our new Poet Laureate of the OSLIST  
> will be - someone who will hold the space for poetry by sharing  
> and / or inviting poetry on our list for the next six months.
>
> All of you OSLIST members, including past Poet Laureates, are  
> invited to participate.
> If you write your poem in your own language which may not be  
> English, please do add a translation in English.
>
> I welcome all your thoughtful words,
>
> Lisa
>
> Lisa Heft,
> Past OSLIST Poet Laureate
> - with a deep bow to my fellow Poet Laureates
> Ralph Copleman , Chris Corrigan, Chris Weaver, Florian Fischer,  
> Laurel Doersam, Audrey Coward, Joelle Everett, Jeff Aitken, Teresa  
> Pokasony, Karen Sella, Anne Hiha, Esther Ewing, and Agneta Setterwall
>
> _____
>
> A little history, from Chris Corrigan:
>
> “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...”
>
> _____
>
> And last - to inspire you - is the winning piece from our last Poet  
> Laureate, Agneta Setterwall....
>
> .........
>
> An open space?
> I hesitate
>
> A call somewhere?
> I hesitate
>
> An open door?
> I hesitate
>
> And people too?!
> I hesitate!
>
> Supposed to speak?
> I hesitate!!
>
> Tell what I need...
> I hesitate...
>
> Tell what I want?
> I hesitate!
>
> And they all hear...
> I doubt they do!
>
> They will not care!
> I´m sure, I´m sure...
>
> And... there they come!
> Oh my! They do!
>
> And now we talk!
> We do! We do!!!
>
> ...they listen too...
> ...and so do I...
>
> ...and what will come...?
> Oh my! Oh my!!!
>
> -- Agneta Setterwall (Uppsala, Sweden)
>
> .........
>
> Looking forward to your creativity,
> Lisa
>
>

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