Where Many Rivers Meet: Poems by David

Whyte

Original Title: Where Many Rivers Meet

ISBN: 0962152412
ISBN13: 9780962152412
Autor: David Whyte
Rating: 3.8 of 5 stars (133) counts
Original Format: Paperback, 108 pages
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Published: June 1st 1990 / by Many Rivers Press
Language: English
Genre(s):
Poetry- 20 users
Spirituality- 2 users

Description:
Where Many Rivers Meet: Poems

About Author:

Poet David Whyte grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the
hills and valleys of his fathers Yorkshire. He now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest of the
United States.
The author of seven books of poetry and three books of prose, David Whyte holds a degree in
Marine Zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in
the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes,
Amazon and Himalaya. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures and workshops.
His life as a poet has created a readership and listenership in three normally mutually exclusive
areas: the literate world of readings that most poets inhabit, the psychological and theological
worlds of philosophical enquiry and the world of vocation, work and organizational leadership.
An Associate Fellow at Said Business School at the University of Oxford, he is one of the few
poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development, where he
works with many European, American and international companies. In spring of 2008 he was
awarded an honorary doctorate from Neumann College, Pennsylvania.
In organizational settings, using poetry and thoughtful commentary, he illustrates how we can
foster qualities of courage and engagement; qualities needed if we are to respond to todays call
for increased creativity and adaptability in the workplace. He brings a unique and important
contribution to our understanding of the nature of individual and organizational change, particularly
through his unique perspectives on Conversational Leadership.

Other Editions:
Books By Author:

- Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity

- House of Belonging

- The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate
America
 - The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship

- Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday

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Rewiews:

May 03, 2014

Darrin Kramer
Rated it: it was amazing
Shelves: favorite
Five Star Favorite: I enjoyed the flow of thought, and at times a surprise ending. It reminded me of
my own writing style. Like all poets, I enjoyed his engaging questions in the poem, "What Is It
Like?" The first stanza awakens us when he says:
"What is it like to be alone?
To fall into the abyss
where voices do not speak?
We can't stop reading at this point! We are drawn into answering those questions. This is a book
you will enjoy.
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