Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-07 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Friends--- 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 themsel

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-07 Thread Chris Corrigan
Well, Lisa displays excellent convergence tendencies in holding the titles of Access Queen AND OSLIST Poet Laureate. Congrats Lisa! For all those who might be curious, the OSLIST Biannual Restricted Form Poetry contest started in the spring of 2000 when I issued the challenge to the list. Ralph

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-07 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Chris-- My heartfelt thanks to Ralph for starting this tradition, and to you for nurturing its beginnings. I have friends who are filled with admiration (yes, even a little envy!) that I am part of a group that has its own Poet Laureate. Joelle * * =

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-07 Thread Lisa Heft
A poetic hello to you all. Joelle announced that I have been selected by your virtual sticky-dots to be your next Poet Laureate. Thank you for this incredible honor and I follow in some very big footsteps, considering the Poet Laureates and Poet Kings who have gone before me and the delightful s

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-08 Thread Artur Silva
I normally don't follow this context as it is not easy, as you know, to fully understand poetry in a foreign language. But I always read the announcements of the results. And congratulations, Lisa. Should I be a voter, and you would have had all my virtual dots. Beijos

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-08 Thread Chris Corrigan
Artur...you have such interesting words...if you'd ever like to enter the contest, I'd be happy to help shape them into a poem with you! Chris On 2/8/06, Artur Silva wrote: > > I normally don't follow this context as it is not easy, as you know, to > fully understand poetry in a foreign language

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-08 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
[mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Joelle Lyons Everett Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:10 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Announcing a new Poet Laureate Friends--- The winner of the OSList Poetry Celebration and Contest is Lisa Heft, for Poem #6, which honors

Re: Announcing a new Poet Laureate

2006-02-09 Thread Lisa Heft
;o) Lisa Congratulations, Lisa! I hope the whole tiara thing doesn't go to your head. Christine * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the