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

Tue Nov 24 05:22:15 PST 2015

Hello Everyone,

Before the Paris attacks I started the poetry contest which is run by a
different person every 6 months on this email discussion list.  The rules
(bottom of this email) were that the poem would be short (8 lines or less)
and that it would use each letter in your alphabet.  It was playful.  Only
one person on this list submitted a poem.

After the attacks, I thought it would be appropriate to open up the rules
and invite anyone to share a poem on any topic without any restrictions.
No one submitted any poems.

*Writing in the context of the Paris attacks is difficult.  I'm going to
give this more time–until November 30th.  If you feel moved to share a
poem, please email it to me by then.*  I will present all the poems to the
list without the poet's name attached and the list will choose the next
Poet Laureate.

Lucas Cioffi
Founder, QiqoChat
Charlottesville, VA
Mobile: 917-528-1831

On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 2:06 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> 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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