Hi. . . I'm catching up on oslist emails. . . . I also read your email, Jeff, in which you ask for a-b-c poems.
I am overwhelmed by all the rules and criteria. It doesn't feel very open-spacey. I guess you are 'in charge' of this poetry context but as a full member of this list, I invite folks to write and submit any poems using any format they like. On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Jeff Aitken <magic.te...@hotmail.com> wrote: > How does the place affect the open space? > > What was your favorite place to open space? Why was it your favorite? > > Do the qualities of the place affect what happened in the open space? Can > you give an example? > > > > > These are the questions that I invite you to write about - in the form of a > poem (or poems) - in this month of September. Welcome to the Semi-annual, > Limited-form, OSLIST Poetry Celebration and Contest! > > This time, the form is limited only by the theme. You may write any kind of > poem, of any length, around the theme of Place and Open Space. If anyone has > another question (like the questions above) that can help us to write poetry > about this theme, please share it! > > Sharpen your pencil, limber up your fingers, look longingly into the > creative fire, drink deeply of the luscious stream of intuition, soak your > toes in the mud of earthy rich feelings, let your mind bask in the nurturing > breezes of metaphor and wordplay! > > I look forward to your contribution to our celebration. > > Jeff Aitken > San Francisco > > > > CONTEST GUIDELINES > > 1. You may write as many poems as you wish, in any languages. Original work > only please. > > 2. Send them directly to me > > magic.te...@hotmail.com > > OR, send it (them) to the OSLIST. > > 3. If you write a poem in a language other than English, please also > provide an English translation, as best you can (poetry does not always > translate well.) > > 4. The deadline for entering a poem to the celebration and contest is > September 30, 2008 at midnight California time. > > 5. After September 30, I will compile all of the poems into an email, > without the authors' names attached, and post them to the OSLIST with > instructions on how anyone on the list can vote for your favorite poem(s.) > The author of the poem that receives the most votes will become our new Poet > Laureate until the next celebration and contest. > > If you have questions please let me know. > > Jeff > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn "10 hidden secrets" from Jamie. > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008<http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns%21550F681DAD532637%215295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008> > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > -- Love rays, Tree Fitzpatrick http://thecultureoflove.blogspot.com/ . . . the great and incalculable grace of love, which says, with Augustine, "I want you to be," without being able to give any particular reason for such supreme and unsurpassable affirmation. -- Hannah Arendt 1335 Montecito Ave Apt. 35 Mountain View, California 94043 (650) 967-9260 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
