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