[OSList] The OSLIST Biannual Restricted Form Poetry Contest: last call - closes at midnight May 24

[Lisa Heft]

Hello, dear colleagues -
The OSLIST Poetry Contest closes at midnight May 24 (today) - midnight  
meaning wherever you are in the world...
Still time for a few poems to float into my in-box (send directly to lisaheft at openingspace.net 
) - and stay tuned for some lovely poetry for you to all to enjoy and  
think about, in just a few days...

If you have not seen previous emails about this, read the excerpt  
below...
Lisa

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>> The OSLIST Biannual Restricted Form Poetry Contest - Summer 2013
>>
>> Dear Colleagues -
>>
>> 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:
>> 1) about Open Space
>>  -and-
>> (in honor of Keith's recent post and our responses)
>> 2) 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...”
>>
>> _____
>>
>>
>> Looking forward to your creativity,
>> Lisa
>>
>>
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