Now updated with 2016 poets!
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The year’s biggest gathering of poets in workplaces around the world is coming up soon.
The next Take Your Poet to Work Day is Wednesday, July 20th 2016(always the 3rd Wednesday in July). And frankly, we can’t wait. We’ve been dreaming about all the things our favorite poets will be doing at work: taking our phone calls, leading meetings, mowing the grass, driving trucks, waiting tables, doing lab experiments, and all kinds of other things. We can’t even wait to see them in the break room or chatting by the water cooler.
We have great ways to help you celebrate, including our printable freebie, the Take Your Poet to Work Coloring Book. Our free gift to you, you can download and print out the book, then color and cut out poets to your poetic little heart’s content. Take copies to work. Give them to your coworkers. Pass out poets to your customers. Print coloring pages and leave the on the tables in the cafeteria. Share this page on Facebook and Twitter and invite everyone you know to take their favorite poet to work.
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Download your Take Your Poet to Work Coloring Book 2016
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Don’t forget, we have a great Take Your Poet to Work Day infographic you can also share on your website or favorite social media channel.
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And if you haven’t chosen your poet(s) yet, now’s your chance. Pick your favorite from our full Take Your Poet to Work Day collection:
2015 Take Your Poet to Work Day Poets
2014 Take Your Poet to Work Day Poets
2013 Take Your Poet to Work Day Poets
We’d love to hear about how you celebrate the day. Post pictures of your poets at work in your workplace on Twitter. Mention @tspoetry and use the special #poettowork hashtag so we’re sure to see all the fun. Who knows; we might even feature you in our wrap-up after the event.
Alright, poets. Time to get to work!
Post and illustrations by LW Lindquist.
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Donna says
You have, once again, outdone yourselves!
Donna says
I think I’ll drop a copy off to the folks at Keystone College. They work to hard at necessary but not very fun stuff. They need a little necessary work that comes with Crayons.
Maureen Doallas says
Very cool!
L. L. Barkat says
So, so much work. Thank you. For bringing smiles to people the world over 🙂
Charity Singleton Craig says
Amazing! Love these so much.
Will Willingham says
Thanks all. A very fun project. 🙂
So much fun to be had at a place like Tweetspeak. Oh, wait. There’s no place like Tweetspeak. 😉
Donna says
You said a mouthful! 😀 Now… I am off to buy some new crayons…and Popsicles!
Monica Sharman says
I hope this coloring book ends up in the “Teaching Tools” page. They say the act of coloring enhances learning, understanding, and retention. One company (http://www.coloringconcepts.com/) even makes a series of science coloring books used at the college and high school levels. If pre-med students use biology coloring books, then great poets should use this coloring book. 🙂
Joy Acey says
How about a “Name Your Favorite Poet” contest for poets to be added for next year’s event?
I’d like to suggest Theodore Roethke, my birthday poet.
L. L. Barkat says
Joy, do you mean sort of a “nominate your favorite poet” and then we might pick at random from the responses, to help decide who goes into next year’s collection? (So many great poets, so little drawing time! 😉 )
Artie Moffa says
I LOVE these. I’ll be taking Yeats to work today (pics forthcoming).
Next year, I’ll get the whole office involved.
Donna says
Hi Artie! I hope you have seen the poet dance party! https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2014/07/16/take-poet-work-day/#comment-106458
Will Willingham says
Great to hear, Artie. 🙂 Look forward to the pics. What kind of office?