Our upcoming book club discussion of Glynn Young’s new book, Poetry at Work, comes just in time to celebrate Poetry at Work Day.
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Poetry at Work Day: Resource Table Ideas
Poetry at Work Day is coming January 14, 2014. Librarians, college departments, offices, this is for you. Simple ideas for a resource table.
Poetry at Work: The Dignity of All Work
A conversation about a work assignment leads to a discussion of the inherent value and worth of people and work – an example of poetry at work.
Poetry at Work: A Life-Changing Book
Poetry at Work, a life-changing book? That is our great hope.
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.
Poetry at Work—by Glynn Young
Poetry at Work, by Glynn Young. Foreword by Scott Edward Anderson. The first in our new Masters in Fine Living series. The Masters in Fine Living Series is designed to help people live a whole life through the power of reading, writing, and just plain living. Look for titles with the tabs read, write, live, play, learn, or grow, […]
Get Your Official Poetry at Work Day Poster!
Poetry at Work Day is coming Tues., January 14, 2014. Post the news at your workplace, library, or school or just own the poster for posterity. 1st 500 Free!
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.
Poetry at Work Day Press Release
Recently, Harvard Business Review discussed the value of poetry for professionals. Among other benefits, it can help employees wrestle with complexity, develop empathy, and boost creativity. At Tweetspeak Poetry, we’re doing something to help bring poetry to work. One of the simplest ways to begin is with Poetry at Work Day. Poetry at Work Day is […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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.