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Small Things That Matter
by William Ayot
69 pages: first published 2003: £12 + p and p
"William Ayot introduces poetry to unlikely places - the board room, the business seminar, and the executive's office . . . His thought provoking poems cast a reflection back at people who thought poetry had never been written for them before. Now here it is."
Frieda Hughes
"Unlocking creativity can be one of the greatest challenges to any business leader....William's poems about the culture of organisations provide a 'way in' for business people to start thinking in a different way . . . I have seen the effect of workshops where William's poetry has challenged and stimulated groups of senior managers to stop and look afresh at themselves and their work . . . I will enjoy having these poems as part of my own reading collection, knowing that here's a poet whose words bridge the divide between our very different worlds"
Gavin Darby: CEO Vodafone UK
Contents
I ECHOES AND VOICES
A Poem that Speaks for Itself
Speaking for Cinna
Christchurch, Spitalfields
II THE GRIEF BETWEEN US
Rain
The Gift Refused
The Edge
Confessional
Dasht-I-Margo
The Scarlet Woman
He Talks to His Mother of Troubadours
III OTHER DEMANDS
Another Kind of High
The Gambler's Prayer
A Silence
The Volunteer's Tale
And on the Seventh Day
Junkie Funeral
IV SOMETHING WE DRIVE THROUGH
Myxie
Eggardon Hill
Houseflies in February
Spring Rhythm
A Little Bit of Grit in the Machine
Rough Ground near Huntsham
Mount Pleasant
The Shepherd
V THE PORTABLE OASIS
Immortal
The Idea
Between Dream and Action
The Chosen One
On Waking Suddenly
Career Moves
A Culture of Change
A Change of Culture
The Interview
On Being an Englishman and Having a Nice Day
The Heroes of Everyday Life
Cathedral
Suits
Sifting the Silence
E-mail from the Soul
One Last Silver Stair
The Winner
St Michael's, Up Marden
Slack Tide
The Bones of the World
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