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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Congratulations Jonathan!<BR>
I very much liked the zen-like poem and I hope to hear more from you in the coming year.<BR>
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Pernilla buzzing in Sweden<BR>
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Den 2013-06-10 02.44, skrev "Lisa Heft" <<a href="lisaheft@openingspace.net">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a>>:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Ladies and gentlemen - I now present to you our new Poet Laureate of Open Space:<BR>
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J o n a t h a n C o e<BR>
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CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS !!<BR>
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Jonathan will now hold space for poetry on the OSLIST through the rest of the year.<BR>
And how enriched we will be !<BR>
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This mens he will write, or invite, or feel, or however he wishes to hold space for poetry for our community and for Open Space.<BR>
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And see who the other poets are - their work is amazing amazing. Do continue to gift us with your thoughts and words, everyone - all inspiration welcome.<BR>
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Enjoy, and a deep bow to our new Poet Laureate...<BR>
Lisa<BR>
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First, Jonathan's poem - one of his two contributions to the contest. And then the other fabulous poems from our thoughtful creative colleagues. Happy reading and dreaming and imagining...<BR>
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WOSONOS 2012 <BR>
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In Stoke Newington Town Hall I fell in love with nothing,<BR>
and it was no thing that I loved.<BR>
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Alone, knowing no-one and nothing I walked the circle<BR>
I got present<BR>
I was connected.<BR>
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Presence,<BR>
absence. <BR>
The empty space of the opening circle.<BR>
Profoundly empty,<BR>
containing no thing<BR>
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Through me <BR>
everything and no-thing, in me<BR>
the circle, in me<BR>
the space, in me<BR>
the people, in me<BR>
butterflies and bumblebees. In me<BR>
body, in me<BR>
mind, in me<BR>
image, in me<BR>
thought, in me<BR>
feeling, in me<BR>
sensation, in me<BR>
nothing. <BR>
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It started at the right time<BR>
The right people were the ones who came<BR>
The only thing that could have happened<BR>
Was what happened<BR>
It was over when it was over.<BR>
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The bees were buzzing<BR>
The 'flies were flitting<BR>
The space was open.<BR>
The circle was squared.<BR>
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--<I> Jonathan Coe (London, England)<BR>
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Loving My Blank Walls<BR>
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28 February 2013, 12:58PM<BR>
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Tacloban City<BR>
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I love my blank walls<BR>
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They are empty spaces<BR>
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For treasures of my heart<BR>
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They are my open spaces<BR>
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Where I play and dance<BR>
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There I draw<BR>
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Dreams and visions<BR>
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There I start anew<BR>
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Awakening fresh each morning<BR>
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There my mind wanders<BR>
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Coloring my canvass with ideas<BR>
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There I forget<BR>
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And I remember<BR>
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There I am<BR>
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There I am not<BR>
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-- <I>Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines) <BR>
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<I>This poem are words I put together from the participants in the Open Space on Future of Learning here in Manila in 2011. As I listened to the participants I wrote down all the beautiful words and phrases uttered and organized them into this (see below). These were words/phrases from about half of the participants as I was seated somewhere in the middle (of the circumference) of the circle in the closing ceremony. I listened to each one, wrote down, and when It was my turn to speak, I read this piece.<BR>
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Open Spaces in My Heart<BR>
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participants’ beautiful insights woven into one poem by Carmela Ariza<BR>
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at the OST conference on Learning for the Future closing<BR>
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SEAMEO Innotech, Manila, March 2012<BR>
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Help us to just be<BR>
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Not controlling<BR>
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Help us share what we learned<BR>
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To listen to everyone since we are all brilliant and wise<BR>
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Fill us with hope<BR>
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So that we may be the rockets and stars in open space<BR>
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As we sit at the edge of the lake, keep us still and peaceful<BR>
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So that we can marvel at the beauty of open spaces<BR>
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Thank you for the gift of the moment<BR>
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To slow down, because to be slow also means to be fast<BR>
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Lead us to walk towards <BR>
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what is life giving<BR>
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We were initially hesitant<BR>
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But we have learned to open ourselves to others<BR>
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We have found the open space <BR>
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in our silence within<BR>
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>From living in tight spaces<BR>
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We now know how to live in open spaces<BR>
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We thank the sacred source<BR>
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For the space of humility and listening from the heart<BR>
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For our nature is to be free<BR>
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Within this happy sacred circle<BR>
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Help us bring healing to others<BR>
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Make our circle continuously open<BR>
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So that our learning will never stop<BR>
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Thank you that we have regained our lost passion<BR>
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And turned our cynicism into idealism<BR>
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Beyond this meeting<BR>
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Use our passions to shape a better future<BR>
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May this be just a beginning of more open spaces<BR>
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New choices, which are the key to freedom<BR>
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Keep us curious<BR>
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Help us sustain the convergence<BR>
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Instill in us a sense of urgency<BR>
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To embrace and own the direction towards what is right and good.<BR>
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--<I> Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)<BR>
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space,<BR>
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opening<BR>
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unfolding<BR>
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wondrous<BR>
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<I>-- Kerry Napuk (Edinburgh, Scotland)<BR>
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<I>This piece I wrote as the team of OS facilitators were designing for many days the Sumatran Rhino Crisis Summit. I was reflecting on the issue and I just thought about these....<BR>
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Saving the Rhinos and Me<BR>
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by: Carmela Ariza<BR>
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4 March 2013, 11:52AM<BR>
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Can we really save the rhino?<BR>
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Or are we here to save ourselves?<BR>
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Are we talking about the rhino?<BR>
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Or are we talking about me and you?<BR>
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Should we talk about them?<BR>
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Or should be talk about us?<BR>
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It’s hard when we have to look out there<BR>
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When the answers are all in here<BR>
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Is it the Rhino who’s running out of time?<BR>
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Or it is us who are chasing the past?<BR>
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Tomorrow seems to be now<BR>
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And today seems to have gone by<BR>
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We’ve all come from places near or far<BR>
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Does your presence have a reason and a rhyme<BR>
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How can we make our conversations<BR>
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Mean more than what we came here for<BR>
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Perhaps we all want answers<BR>
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The question is: what is the question?<BR>
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How can we find what’s good for the rhino?<BR>
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If we can’t find what’s good for ourselves<BR>
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Let’s try to listen more<BR>
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To the calling that’s within<BR>
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Let’s try to open up the spaces<BR>
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For the wisdom we all have to share!<BR>
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-- <I>Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)<BR>
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Space Open Circle <BR>
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<I>from Open Space Technology - A Users Guide by Harrison Owen<BR>
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<I>Note: This poem is in the 'found poetry' form. I have made selections from the original text and decided how to shape and punctuate it.<BR>
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<I>I have removed all the other words from the book - but none from the selected phrases.<BR>
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The circle is the fundamental geometry<BR>
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of human communication.<BR>
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A circle has no head or feet,<BR>
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no high or low<BR>
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no sides to take;<BR>
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in a circle people can simply be<BR>
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with each other,<BR>
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face to face.<BR>
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The geometry of the circle <BR>
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and the rhythm of breath.<BR>
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Show Up<BR>
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Be Present<BR>
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Tell The Truth<BR>
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Let It All Go.<BR>
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Do nothing and remain<BR>
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invisible.<BR>
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Be prepared<BR>
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to be<BR>
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surprised.<BR>
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Who ever heard of a square of friends?<BR>
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<I>This was what I wrote during the Rhino Summit - I started writing there and finished it after. It is a very short one...<BR>
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Spaces Made Holy for the Rhino<BR>
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I sit on holy ground <BR>
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As people open spaces<BR>
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To try to save the rhino<BR>
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there are spaces<BR>
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Between us<BR>
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Above us<BR>
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Inside us<BR>
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To voice<BR>
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To listen<BR>
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To Respect<BR>
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And to suspend<BR>
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We are holding the space<BR>
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For a flow of meaning<BR>
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That will be shared by all<BR>
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Even for difficult moments<BR>
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We seek to keep the space open<BR>
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Today, I stand firmly on holy ground<BR>
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-- <I>Carmela Ariza (Manila, the Philippines)<BR>
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