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Philip Levine and Kristen Dupard Discuss “What Work Is”

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

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Kristen Dupard and Philip Levine discuss their shared love of poetry and Levine’s poem “What Work Is.”

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work, Videos

Poetry at Work Day: Math, Science, the Moon (well, Asteroids)

By Will Willingham 16 Comments

Poetry at Work Day 2016

It seems as though the whole universe participated in this year’s Poetry at Work Day celebration. Here are our highlights of the day.

Filed Under: Math-Science-Technology, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Celebrate! It’s Poetry at Work Day 2016!

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

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Poetry is in all work, speaking to us, singing to us. Download our resources, and come, celebrate Poetry at Work Day 2016 with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Poems, poetry and business, Poetry at Home, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, poetry news, work poems

2016 Poetry at Work Day Poster

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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As we prepare for this year’s Poetry at Work Day, we are delighted to offer you our new Poetry at Work Day poster for 2016.

Filed Under: poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Top 10 Found Poem Lines from Forbes—The Whopper Edition

By L.L. Barkat 11 Comments

Top 10 Found Poem Lines from Forbes

Can you put a little poetry into the NASDAQ? Give it a try with a found poem line or poem starter from an issue of Forbes.

Filed Under: Blog, Forbes Found Poems, Found Poems, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, poetry prompt

Healing with Poetry: Interview with Fred Foote (Part 3)

By Maureen Doallas 1 Comment

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Maureen Doallas concludes her interview with Fred Foote, retired Navy Medical Corps physician who leads the Warrior Poetry Project in Bethesda, Maryland.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, poetry, Poetry at Work

Healing with Poetry: Interview with Poet Fred Foote (Part 2)

By Maureen Doallas 6 Comments

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Maureen Doallas continues her interview with Fred Foote, retired Navy Medical Corps physician who leads the Warrior Poetry Project in Bethesda, Maryland.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, poetry, Poetry at Work

Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Retirement

By Glynn Young 28 Comments

The poetry of retirement is the freedom to experiment with new forms, new structures, and new language in what we call a life.

Filed Under: article, Golf Poems, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work

Top Ten Favorites from Poetry at Work Day 2015

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

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As our third annual celebration of Poetry at Work Day concludes, we give you our top ten highlights, 47 tweets at a time.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, Twitter poetry

Mark the Mammoth Celebrates Poetry at Work Day

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Mark the Mammoth Poetry at Work Day

We’ll have a full wrap-up of our 2015 Poetry at Work Day celebration tomorrow, but today, enjoy the poems of Mark the Mammoth.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Today is Poetry at Work Day!

By Glynn Young 19 Comments

Today is Poetry at Work Day, and Tweetspeak Poetry, and its co-sponsors Slice Magazine and Scratch Magazine, invite you to celebrate the day with us.

Filed Under: article, poetry, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, poetry news

Get Your Free Official 2015 Poetry at Work Day Poster

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

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This year’s official Poetry at Work Day poster, suitable for hanging in your workplace (or framing in your kitchen, which may even be your workplace), is now available.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Small Press Profile: Bellevue Literary Press

By Maureen Doallas 2 Comments

Bellevue Literary Press was born out of the “exceptional belief that literature should have a home in a medical school.” Maureen Doallas interviews publisher Erika Goldman.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, Poetry at Work, Small Press Profiles

The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

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Your novel’s optimum length is shorter than a bridge. A literary time capsule. Team building for the self-employed. It’s our Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, poetry, Poetry at Work

The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 10 Comments

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Trouble in the Little Free Libraries, the shocking truth about boredom, words to make your poetry legit, Neruda’s new old poems, and why Tim Tebow sells more books than Billy Collins. It’s the best in poetry (and poetic things in our latest Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, poetry humor, poetry news, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Interview with Ariel Malka: Dynamic Designer-Programmer, Part 2

By Maureen Doallas 1 Comment

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Mobile-development expert Ariel Malka talks about the literary texts he wants to explore in digital space and his research and development initiatives.

Filed Under: Blog, Design, Interview, Poetry at Work

Interview with Ariel Malka: Dynamic Designer-Programmer, Part 1

By Maureen Doallas 4 Comments

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Maureen Doallas interviews Ariel Malka, a talented software designer and programmer exploring the realm of interactivity in digital space.

Filed Under: Blog, Design, Interview, Poetry at Work

Poetry at Work: Sue Spencer

By Sue Spencer 9 Comments

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In my journey into poetry at work, the poet in me wanted to make more of a difference, and the nurse in me realised that would happen best in health care.

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry at Work

Take Your Poet to Work Day is Coming

By Will Willingham 21 Comments

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Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming July 16. We have a brand new crew of poets that are eager for the chance to go to work with you.

Filed Under: Infographics, poetry, Poetry at Work, poetry humor, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Top 8 “Poetry at Work” Sightings in New York City

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Poetry at Work book by Glynn Young

Where have you seen poetry at work? Thanks to Nancy Franson and Michelle Ortega, we spotted Glynn Young’s “Poetry at Work” around New York City.

Filed Under: Books, Libraries, New York Literary, poetry, Poetry at Work

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