Did Jane Austen play video games? Did William Carlos Williams really eat the plums? Did Ben Franklin think flying was useful? It’s another week of the best in poetry and poetic things: Our Top 10 Poetic Picks.
Poetry at Work: Poetry and Business Life
Business and poetry, at least on the surface, appear to form an unlikely alliance. Scott Edward Anderson shows us why it’s not so unlikely after all.
Infographic: Poetry at Work Day 2017
Poetry at Work Day is coming January 14, 2014. To launch this year’s celebration, we’re releasing our brand new 2014 Poetry at Work Day infographic.
Walk to Work with a Poet: The Wallace Stevens Walk
Take the Wallace Stevens Walk with us, following the stones engraved with the stanzas of “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” in Hartford, Connecticut.
Poetry at Work: Casey at the Bat
The 1888 popular poem “Casey at the Bat” has much to teach us about the over-confidence and pride that leads to failure at work.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Street photography, Jane Austen summer camp, what poetry, science and Twinkies have in common. It’s this week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks: The Twinkie Edition.
Serious Fun: How We Spent Take Your Poet to Work Day
From Neruda driving the morning commute to T.S. Eliot settling down for a good night’s sleep, we celebrated Take Your Poet to Work Day around the world. Enjoy a recap of our favorite images and tweets.
Poetry at Work: The Work of a Poet Laureate
Ava Leavell Haymon was recently named Louisiana’s poet laureate. Walter Bargen, a former poet laureate for Missouri, has some insights into what that means.
Take Your Poet to Work Day is July 19, 2017 (Infographic)
Wednesday, July 17, is Take Your Poet to Work Day. Our infographic has 6 easy ways you can celebrate the day.
Take Your Poet to Work: Edgar Allan Poe
Ever wish you could take your favorite poet to work? Now you can. Edgar Allan Poe joins our featured poets for Take Your Poet to Work Day on July 17.
Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Electronic Work
Like all work, the work of electronic communications contains an inherent poetry, perhaps several inherent “poetries.”
Poetry at Work: The Poetry of the Interview
I was part of an interview team, talking individually with four candidates for a communication research job. Human Resources had provided us with a set of “behavioral interview” questions, which meant we would be asking things like “What’s the biggest failure you’ve ever experienced?” and “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” We followed […]
Take Your Poet to Work: Sara Teasdale
Take your favorite poet with you to work for Take Your Poet to Work Day coming up July 17. This week we’re featuring Sara Teasdale.
Poetry at Work: The Airport Security Check-In
A random selection of people in an airport security line becomes the occasion for two strangers to create a poem of chance, understanding, and meaning.
Poetry at Work: The Poetry of the Commute
A daily commute to work is filled with the poetry of Dickinson, Eliot, Homer, the Romantics, and the 18th century Age of Reason, in one short six-mile ride.
Poetry at Work: The Poetry of the Organization Chart
I’m likely to date myself here, but when I first worked for a large organization, one of the most important documents one could be given was the organization chart. The chart made sense of the organization, in this case a large corporation. It demonstrated order, logic, rationality, and control. It provided a compass or map, […]
Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Crisis
Poetry at work? Yes, look for it especially in a crisis. Finding the poetry will suggest the path forward.
Poetry at Work: Dulce De Leche
When considering how to start a catered meal, it’s best to start with dessert, and seek the poetic details in the sweetness.
Poetry at Work: A Poet Jump Starts a Company
A poet was asked to create a celebration for a company that was to be spun off as a separate organization.
Poetry at Work: Workplace Creativity
Poetry can be used for creativity at work in three ways: to restore, to clarify, to organize.