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Arts and Poetry, Shambhala News ServiceShambhala Day Poetry Contest
The Kalapa Court and the Office of Culture and Decorum are pleased to announce this year’s Shambhala Day Poetry Contest.
With the blessings of the Sakyong, in celebration of the approaching Year of the Fire Monkey, the theme for this short poetry contest is “The Shambhala Lineage manifesting in the world today.” We invite all Shambhalians to submit one three-to-five-line poem by 29 January 2016.
The winning poem will be chosen by the poetry editors of the Shambhala Times, and read aloud to the international community on the Shambhala Day broadcast 9 February 2016. To submit a short poem, please send it in the body of an email to: [email protected]; please make sure to write “Contest Entry” in the email header.
Feb 8, 2016
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Hands clasped
Hearts a fire
No more waiting
Only beginnings
This throne, this family
this world of curious possibilities.
xo
-an offering in celebration of this Year of the Fire Monkey
Jan 14, 2016
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“Whatever comes out of the mind,
Regard not that as poetry.
When the true poetry comes,
No such question exists.”
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
[from “The Victoria Memorial,” Mudra,1969]