Found a precedent for the open space of poetry ~ (with a shoutout to dear departed Ralph Copleman, a true poet of ost and originator of the poetry contest):
"*Open Space* takes its name, and spirit, from a small but influential Bay Area poetry magazine <http://mimeomimeo.blogspot.com/2011/01/something-you-dont-see-everyday.html> that appeared in 1964. Edited by Stan Persky and presided over by legendary poet of the San Francisco Renaissance <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5671>, Jack Spicer <http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/1656>, and with the strict dictum that no copies be circulated outside the Bay Area, Persky’s *Open Space* included only local writers, whose works-in-progress were to be published as submitted, without censorship or constraint. This community-based, Bay Area-centric magazine also printed the work of many local artists of the time." On the website of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in a section of interviews and contributions called Open Space. More, including contents of the 1964 run: http://www.flying-object.org/flying-object/valentine *By the power invested in me as the Mid-2015 Open Space Community Poet Laureate, * * ...and in honor of the 30th anniversary of Open Space Technology,* * ...I am hereby declaring the start of the Open Space T.H.I.R.T.Y. Poetry Challenge & Invitation.* The way to participate is simple: - Reply to this email with a six-line poem related to Open Space Technology. - The first letter of each line must be the letters T, H, I, R, T, and finally Y. This poetry challenge lasts (you guessed it!) 30 days. Let us see what unfolds... Lucas Cioffi Mid-2015 OS Poet Laureate Charlottesville, VA Mobile: 917-528-1831 _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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