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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joelle Lyons
Everett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:10 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Announcing a new Poet
Laureate<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Friends---<BR><BR>The winner of the OSList Poetry Celebration
and Contest is Lisa Heft, for Poem #6, which honors the journey many of us have
made from thinking that being a facilitator meant keeping control over a
meeting, to knowing that if we will hold the space, the people will do it all
themselves.<BR><BR>As Poet Laureate, Lisa is responsible for convening another
Poetry Celebration and Contest in approximately 6 months, and supporting the
reading, writing and sharing of poetry in any way she chooses.
Congratulations, Lisa!!!<BR><BR>Counting the votes this time was great fun,
because many voters sent feedback as well, including"<BR><BR>" . . . made me
laugh out loud."<BR><BR>"I give my five dots to . . . But I love them
all."<BR><BR>My heartfelt thanks to Nancy, Kenoli, Chris, Jeff, Kerry and Lisa,
and to everyone who took time out from their busy days to read the poems and
post their sticky dots--a poet and her audience are all part of the same
magic.<BR><BR>A deep bow,<BR><BR>Joelle Lyons Everett<BR><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>Poem #1, by Nancy
White, Kenoli Oleari and Chris Corrigan<BR><BR><BR>Euphoric Bullshit<BR><BR>We
come into the circle with our passions and resolve<BR>We each have a lot of
issues that we really want to solve<BR>But we all start a talkin', and things
get out of hand<BR>So take a little breath (breath) and settle down and we'll
ease into the plan<BR><BR>CHORUS:<BR>Euphoric bullshit is the name of the
game<BR>We take the sacred and we make it profane<BR>You can't come in, unless
you bear your pain<BR>Euphoric bullshit is the name of the game<BR><BR>We're
calling a lot of sessions, with various intents<BR>Some get a little bit
impatient as we sit upon the fence<BR>But emergence growing edges will carry us
all along<BR>We are but one great voice in the universal
song<BR><BR>Chorus<BR>Instrumental break<BR><BR>Now the time has come for us to
go out into the world<BR>And throw our great intentions into the cosmic
swirl<BR>Hey you don't need to worry that these things will come to
pass<BR>Because evolution's arrow will kick you in the
ass<BR><BR>Chorus<BR><BR><BR>Poem #2, by Jeff Aitken<BR><BR>There was a young
man who had learned a good trick.<BR>He stood up and asked them all "what makes
you tick?"<BR>They wrote a few words and he went for a walk.<BR>He returned and
they cried "it was so good to talk!"<BR>They hugged him and gave him a kiss on
the neck<BR>As he walked out the door to deposit the check.<BR><BR><BR>Poem #3,
by Jeff Aitken<BR><BR><BR>Atlas<BR><BR>Atlas strains to stay standing.<BR>His
stone limbs faintly shaking,<BR>he gazes far off as if to forget<BR>this cruel,
pressing mass he must lift<BR>until time ends. Holding space is a
curse.<BR><BR><BR>Poem #4, by Kerry Napuk<BR><BR><BR>i opened the
circle<BR><BR>disappeared down the rabbit hole<BR><BR>emerged the other
side<BR><BR>flowing with the tide<BR><BR><BR>Poem #5, by Lisa Heft<BR><BR><BR>“I
Am So Amazing”<BR><BR> <BR>I invite them to crawl around on the
floor<BR>…and they do.<BR>…and they kind of like it.<BR> <BR>I invite them
to post signs on a wall, run around the room like insects…<BR> <BR>I tell
them feet have laws.<BR> <BR>The part they see me do is pick up their
coffee cups – incredibly skilled work, worthy of huge sums of
money.<BR> <BR>I ring a bell; they sit. <BR> <BR>I have such
power…<BR><BR><BR>Poem #6, by Lisa Heft<BR><BR><BR>I once tried to do everything
opposite.<BR>Sit in a line. <BR>I shall stand at a podium and tell you how
to think.<BR>No room for extra thoughts – that is off-topic.<BR>Please have your
agenda items ready one week in advance.<BR>I will select a few topics I feel
pertain to the issue.<BR>Please refrain from thinking until the official start
time of our meeting.<BR>Only those with special titles may have ideas.<BR>Do not
leave the room.<BR>Please be sure you end the meeting with the same thoughts you
came in with.<BR>Keep the windows closed so no insects fly in to disturb our
meeting.<BR>No breathing, please.<BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT
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