It’s coming. July 15th, 2015. Take Your Poet to Work Day.
Why should kids have all the fun? You’ve taken your daughter or son to work (or maybe you’ve taken someone else’s child to work). Your poet wants to go now too.
Maybe you can show Neruda (or Teasdale) how you do poetry at work. Or maybe you’ll do something altogether different. Share your ideas in the comment box. (We’re serious, even though we’re being serious about fun.)
Share your stories with us. Snap a picture and post to your favorite social media. Tag or mention us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtag #poettowork and we might feature you.
And remember, if you aren’t at work on Take Your Poet to Work Day, you can always take your poet to the beach.
Find all the resources you need to make a great day of it, including a coloring book featuring all of our printable, stickable poets in this Take Your Poet to Work Day resource roundup.
Browse our collection of ready-to-go poets you can take to work:
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.
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L. L. Barkat says
Do you take requests?
Because I might want a Neruda or a Teasdale to cut out and color 😉
Charity Singleton Craig says
Oh my goodness – this is hysterical. And awesome. I never know what I am going to find here . . . so much fun.
L. L. Barkat says
that makes me happy, Charity. I think poetry should be surprising. And fun 🙂
Lyla Lindquist says
Hang in there, Laura. We’ll roll out the full collection soon.
And Charity, who says brainstorming is a waste of time, eh? 😉
L. L. Barkat says
who knew we’d someday have Collections? Well, that is just so boutique 🙂
Donna says
Really really? There is a collection coming!!!?? Oh that is so cool…. I’m pretty sure I’ll be taking a poet to the grocery store!
Monica Sharman says
If I stuck it on a popsicle stick, I might accidentally use my poet to stir my coffee and cause serious burns. 😉
Love this!
michelle ortega says
This is going to be quite fun!
Tania Runyan says
So these will be like American Girl dolls?
Laura Brown says
Instead of poet-on-a-stick, you could cut out two of them (on one, where the face is, color it all hair), tape them together except at the bottom, and make it a fingerpoet.
Debbie Diesen says
Would love a Carl Sandburg added to the collection.
Katie says
This is great! I’m bringing Eliot on Wednesday. Would love Keats, Frost, Shakespeare, and/or Ginsberg for next year! Thanks for coming up with this!
Bob says
I need a Shel Silverstein please. Thanks.
Sue says
Do you have an Arnold Adoff?
Lyla Lindquist says
We’ll keep these poets in mind for next year. So many to choose from, we just couldn’t get them all!
Garrett Traylor says
Hello poetry friends! I absolutely love this idea! We’re promoting it at our library. Have a good Poet to Work Day tomorrow!