[OSList] Our new OSLIST Poet Laureate

[Lisa Heft - via OSList]

Hello, all - and now for some lovely news about our next OSLIST Poet Laureate.
An OSLIST Poet Laureate’s honor is to hold space for poetry on the OSLIST for the next six or so months.
Thank you for your wonderful contributions, all.
And there was more happening than what you may have thought. I will show you.

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First, a haiku response from Chris Altmikus, who selected my invitation as his choice for all five of his dots. 
I had not noticed that this part of my invitation was like the first line of a haiku: 

Ready?
Here
we
go. 

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Aha! Poetry is everywhere, if we notice the poetry all around us. As Florian does, below.

Next, a haiku response from Tenneson Woolf, who noted he had missed the deadline for writing a haiku:

Damn! I missed deadline.
Would have written, otherwise.
My dots are below.

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And now, here is my haiku response to all of you who responded:

Thank you, dear poets -
some who knew you were, and some
who suprised yourselves.

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Here are the results of the Spring 2015 OSLIST Poetry Contest.
About how less is sometimes more, when Open Space is used.
Our new Poet Laureate is (drumroll, please…)
Lucas Cioffi !
Here is Lucas’ haiku.

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Space  __   ______________

_  _______  open  ____   ________

______  _  __________  us.



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And here are the other lovely contributions. Whoever comes is the right person. Be prepared to be… surprised….

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» writing a haiku
about sometimes less is more
when op´n space is used «


- Florian Fischer

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Why Technology?
A joke or divine wisdom?
Which is funnier?


- Harold Shinsato

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Gathering pollen
Colonies working too hard
Busy bees collapse


- Harold Shinsato


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Safety for our tears
fear anger joy love sorrow 
Flow grows after grief



- Harold Shinsato

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It is so good to hear from Florian, who has been with us holding creative space for so many years.
And Harold the ways you receive and choose your thoughtful words always gives nutrition to my brain and heart.

We are so very lucky to have every one of you as members of our community.
Congratulations to all of you poet contributors and all of you poetry appreciators.

Warmly, 
Lisa
(who will see some of you at the Open Space Learning Workshop and the WOSonOS in Poland in September…)

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