Poetry at Work Day 2022: Poetry at Work Day is an annual observance celebrated on January 11th of this year. Have you ever imagined writing a poem on a workday in your office? If not then you are allowed to write and read your poetry about the office on a Day in the calendar.
Often, you would have noticed several beautiful and amazing things in your office. Make them come as a poem with all your creativity of words. Poetry at Work Day is a special day for all those who are working, and it encourages them to write a poem about their workplace.
History of Poetry at Work Day:
The Tweetspeak Poetry and Every Day Poems has declared this Poetry at Work Day. There is no mention of the year since this Day has been celebrated. The second Tuesday of every January marks this fun celebration Day.
From the name of the Day, one could assume that this Day is created to make the people who are working in the office indulge themselves in making poetry about the things they love in their workplace.
Put out your creativity into words in a beautiful way that portrays your workplace. Show the world how attractive and impressive your workplace is with your poetic phrase.
Let out the great poems about your work as a way to celebrate the workplace. Nothing would compensate for the beauty of admiring your office.
How to Celebrate Poetry at Work Day:
You can write and read the poem which you have written describing your office on this special Day to your colleagues. Bring poetry to work by engaging your co-workers, employees, and management to read a poem.
Writing poetry about your office shows how much you love your office. It is also the best way to make others love their work environment. You can even organize a poetry competition in your office by asking all those who are working there to participate.
It is the perfect Day for all those who work to let out their inner thoughts about their work as poems.
How to observe National Poetry at Work Day:
There are numerous ways to celebrate National Poetry at Work Day:
- Look for poetry at your place of work and in the work you do. Listen or look for it in meetings, in phone calls, in the cafeteria and breakroom, on the assembly line, in your speech, and in the movement of your hands.
- Take a poetry break while at work.
- Write a poem about your job or workspace.
- Engage your coworkers in poetry. Read some of your favorite poems, print out some of your favorite poems and leave them around your workplace, or invite a poet to do a reading at your workplace.
Amazing facts about Poems:
- The longest poem: It is named “Mahabharata” and is 1.8 million words long.
- Rap ‘n’ rhymes: If you are a fan of rap, or a rapper yourself, you must know that reading poetry helps you improve your skill.
- A poet as manager: Businessman Sidney Harman was known to employ poets as managers.
- Shortest poem: A genre of Japanese poem with only 17 syllables is the shortest type of poem.
- A mnemonic device: Poems were a method of memorizing facts and laws, long before writing was introduced.
