[OSList] An Invitation to become the next OSLIST Poet Laureate

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

cool move
mmp

On 16.11.2015 03:25, Lucas Cioffi via OSList wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Last week I posted the rules (below) for how we will choose the next
> Poet Laureate of the OS List.  The tone was light and playful.  In light
> of the recent events in France, I want to open up the rules and invite
> you write a poem in any format (short or long) without any restriction.
>
> *Please send your poetry directly to me (not to the whole list) at
> lucas at qiqochat.com <mailto:lucas at qiqochat.com> before the end of Sunday,
> November 22nd.*
>
> Lucas Cioffi
> Charlottesville, VA
> Mobile: 917-528-1831
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Lucas Cioffi* <lucas at qiqochat.com <mailto:lucas at qiqochat.com>>
> Date: Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 9:39 PM
> Subject: The OSLIST Poetry Contest is Open
> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues -
>
> The OSLIST Poetry Contest is open once again!  If you feel so inspired,
> please create an original poem using these three guidelines:
>
>     1) The poem is about Open Space
>     2) The poem consists of 8 lines or less.
>     3) The poem contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet (or all
>     the letters of the language you write the poem in) at least once.
>     If your language does not have an alphabet, then you can skip/ignore
>     this guideline.
>
>
> *Send your poetry directly to me (not to the whole list) at
> lucas at qiqochat.com <mailto:lucas at qiqochat.com> before the end of Sunday,
> November 22nd.*
>
> I will collect the poems and then show them back to you anonymously,
> 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 fierce and quiet words,
>
> Lucas Cioffi
> Current OSLIST Poet Laureate
> Charlottesville, VA, USA
> - with a deep bow to my fellow Poet Laureates
>
> - - - - -
>
> 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...”
>
>
>
>
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