nPostednon January 13, 2015
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Thenpeople at Tweetspeak Poetry and Every Day Poems want people to benable to enjoy poetry every day, everywhere.
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nPoetryncan refresh our minds as we go about our routine days, just as andrink of water or a short walk can refresh our bodies. Reading ornwriting short poems during work breaks can make us smile or think ornfeel. Reading poems about work can inspire us. Including a bit ofnpoetry in our work can inspire others!
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nHerenare some day jobs some poets have had:
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nT.n S. Eliot – banker
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- Maya Angelou – singer
- Pablo Neruda – diplomat
- Robert Burns – farmer
- Lin Huiyin – architect
- W. B. Yeats – magician
- Robertn Frost – chicken farmer
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nA.n E. Houseman – Patent Office clerk
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nRobinn Morgan – child actor and journalist
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nMinan Loy – actor and designer of lamps
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nJackn Kerouac – railroad worker
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nWilliamn Carlos Williams – pediatrician
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nHerenare some poems about work and workers:
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nInHear America Singing,
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nbynWalt Whitman
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n Inhear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
nThose of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe
n and strong,
n The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
n The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leavesnoff
nwork,
The boatman singing what belongs to himnin his boat, the deck-
n hand singing on the steamboat deck,
Thenshoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing
n as he stands,
n The woodcutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in thenmorn-
ing,nor at noon intermission or at sundown,
Thendelicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,
n or of the girl sewing ornwashing,
Each singing what belongs to him ornher and to none else,
The day what belongs tonthe day—at night the party of young
n fellows, robust, friendly,
nSinging with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
nThose of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe
n and strong,
n The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
n The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leavesnoff
nwork,
The boatman singing what belongs to himnin his boat, the deck-
n hand singing on the steamboat deck,
Thenshoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing
n as he stands,
n The woodcutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in thenmorn-
ing,nor at noon intermission or at sundown,
Thendelicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,
n or of the girl sewing ornwashing,
Each singing what belongs to him ornher and to none else,
The day what belongs tonthe day—at night the party of young
n fellows, robust, friendly,
nSinging with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
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nWork
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nBynHenry Van Dyke
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nLetnme but do my work from day to day,
In field or forest, atnthe desk or loom,
In roaring market-place or tranquilnroom;
Let me but find it in my heart to say,
Whennvagrant wishes beckon me astray,
“This is my work; mynblessing, not my doom;
“Of all who live, I am the onenby whom
“This work can best be done in the rightnway.”
In field or forest, atnthe desk or loom,
In roaring market-place or tranquilnroom;
Let me but find it in my heart to say,
Whennvagrant wishes beckon me astray,
“This is my work; mynblessing, not my doom;
“Of all who live, I am the onenby whom
“This work can best be done in the rightnway.”
Then shall I see it not too great, nornsmall,
To suit my spirit and to prove my powers;
Thennshall I cheerful greet the labouring hours,
And cheerfulnturn, when the long shadows fall
At eventide, to play andnlove and rest,
Because I know for me my work is best.
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