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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

Take Your Poet to Work Day: Poets Who Didn’t Want to Be at Work

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

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If there was a common theme for our poets in this year’s Take Your Poet to Work Day celebration, it was that they didn’t want to be at work.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

The Best in Poetry Top Ten Poetic Picks

How awe makes us more generous, how rhythm can help dyslexic kids read, and how reading Ginsberg might get you fired. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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

Poetry in Public: The Poet as ‘Unacknowledged Legislator’

By Charity Singleton Craig 32 Comments

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When did poetry become a private pursuit? Charity Singleton Craig explores the role of poetry in changing public discourse.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry for Life

The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

the best in poetry

Writing your way to a better life, Langston doodles, literary restaurant reviews and becoming mermaids. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Creativity, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Best in Poetry Top Ten Poetic Picks

Toni Morrison finally reads ‘Beloved.’ You might be too smart to write. Why productivity might be killing you. Our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Books, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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

Poetry at Work Day 2015-It’s Coming!

By L.L. Barkat 5 Comments

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Save the date. January 13, 2015, is the Tuesday to take poetry to work.

Filed Under: Blog, 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

Tweetspeak Poetry’s Top Ten Posts from the Last Month (or so)

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

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Ever wonder what we’re reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Browse our Top Ten Posts from the last month (or so) and find out.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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 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

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