I am pleased to announce that our new Poet Laureate is Florian Fischer! His wonderful poem "anfang" ("beginning") has won the contest, with both the highest number of votes and the greatest number of voters. Florian, I am honored to pass the talking stick to you.
If anyone desires all of the contest results, please request by email. Thanks again to all of the poets who contributed to our celebration. Here are their names, along with their poems: __________ 1. assembly. alert... and... ...airborne... agenda anecdotes autonomy agility acceleration abandonment afterwards: aglow aware animated accomplished all agreed: another amazing adventure. aha. -Lisa Heft 2. An astonishing thing keeps happening: polished practice, endless rehearsals lead to hushed reflection, sudden activity -- and always, the appearance of birds. -Chris Corrigan 3. At once he strode into the circle, grabbed all the paper and glared with triumph. Then smiling sheepishly he replaced it. -Alan Stewart 4. An Open Space: Essence, Simplicity, Generosity, Inclusion. So... Discover the heart, Do one less thing, Give it away, Welcome the stranger... -Peg Holman 5. There once was a fellow named Owen Who claimed he was not really all knowin' He learned how to fire us It spread like a virus Now Open Space is comin' and goin'. -Peg Holman 6. anfang am anfang war kein ende. so ward entschieden daß anfang auf anfang folge immerdar vorbei-ist-vorbei bedeutet darum: gib raum neuem anfang beginning at the beginning there was no end eversince they decided beginning forever over-is-over tells us it´s time for a further beginning -Florian Fischer 7. A seed in the dirt, An empty sky, A flying, crying eye. Words fall through me Like swords through wind; Goodbye. -Todd Saddler 8. Agenda Unknown Tension between fear and longing broken by one voice in the bare room: first step on the journey, chaos into light. -Joelle Everett 9. A list, only a list? Of Angels opening space in a community of appreciation that exists in our minds? That's Good! -David Adams * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html