A really important poetry event that I almost forgot about. SOTM 2009 is almost with us and over 200 people coming. 201 if you have forgotten to register.
Last year we had some great Limerick poems for the Limerick State Of the Map Conference. This year, the format is the Haiku. Contributions to this list or to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2009/Poetry_Competition welcome. The winner will be announced during the conference and will receive a year's supply of free air. Simple rules: - Use three lines of up to 17 syllables; - Allude to a season of the year (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kigo>kigo); - Something to do with OpenStreetMap, maps, mapping, open data licenses, potlatch, your favourite tag, high visibility jackets ... As last year, three categories: - Haiku you would show your mother and that she just might understand. - Dubious Haiku that you certainly would not show your mother. - Obscure jargon-ridden Haiku that no-one except hard core OSM mappers would understand. Mike Last year's entries: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2008/LimerickPoemCompetition More on haiku at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
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