Power Poems for Busy Professionals
"Poets are the original systems thinkers" - Sidney Harman, Harman/Kardon
In honor of making Poetry Month as many months as we can, here are a few of these moments from living information work.
If it strikes a chord, share it with one person who could use a little extra poetry in their work day.
Warning: These are work poems
Powerful, industrial strength
Watch your fingers
Wear protection
They’re not for personal use
Not suitable for children
Dogs: case-by-case approval
Future-proofed technology
Only for professional reading in a commercial setting
For Monday
The eighth day
was Monday.
The morning uphill walk
A weekend’s hot sun
sweating under this work shirt
Before the chat chimes
whiteboards empty
A silent sheet of ice
open to infinite lyrics
glide in the cool air
of endless possibility.
Just Real Quick
Could you stop
Whatever that is
do something for me rn
Thx
M
Platinum
Late and breathless
Off the thick hot New Orleans cement
Into the clammy A/C
Racing against
Security theater side quests
The final stretch
Towards a closing door
The gate agent stops us
Looks at her screen
At our family
At Jessica
Thank you
For giving us so much of your husband.
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“Protesters tore down our store. How do we relaunch with healthcare in a way that matters?”
‘Transgender HIV+ people living in secret are unaware of treatment. How do they learn about and adopt treatment?”
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A continuing neighborhood festival and food pantry, featured as a keynote at Cannes Lions.
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