This year, for the first time since its inception, I’ll be spending Poetry at Work Day in a populated workplace (as opposed to by myself in my home office). Here in Texas, the claim adjusters in my office (who continue working long hours and longer weeks stretching toward the finish line of the Hurricane Harvey catastrophe) are perfect candidates to test out the validity of our Poetry at Work theme: more poetry, less stress.
At my workplace, I’ll be giving away a few copies of Glynn Young’s foundational book, Poetry at Work, passing out poems in the lunch room, and finding some key locations to hang our gorgeous new poster featuring a line from Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, author of poemcrazy.
You can download this year’s poster for free, and hang it your workplace, and encourage your colleagues and customers to celebrate the day (and experience less stress). The event takes place on the the second Tuesday in January, so for 2018, that’s January 9. For other great ideas for your workplace, check out our free Poetry at Work Day idea ebook, get a free excerpt of Poetry at Work, or browse 10 great poems about work.
And what about you? How do you plan to celebrate poetry in the workplace?
Free 2018 Poetry at Work Day Poster
Poster photo by Sonia Joie, used with permission.
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L.L. Barkat says
I love that you are going to give away some copies of Glynn’s book. More poetry, less stress! Yay. 🙂
Will Willingham says
I’m really looking forward to it. 🙂
Laura Brown says
My workplace that day will be my home, or a coffee shop where I work sometimes. My plans at the moment: to write a poem that day, to commit a random act of work-related poetry, and to give my students a poem when I meet them two days later (if one can stretch it into Poetry at Work Half-Week).
Will Willingham says
The idea of Poetry at Work Half-Week sounds perfect. 🙂
Bethany R. says
Love the beautiful poster and reading about your plans to participate.
Laura Brown, I would love to hear which poem you end up handing out to your students. 🙂
Laura Brown says
“Did I Miss Anything?” by Tom Wayman. It’s a comment on the attendance policy. 🙂
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/013.html
Bethany says
Thanks for sharing this, Laura. It would be quite fun to take a class where the syllabus is interspersed with poetry. 😉