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9781573229142

Crossing the Unknown Sea : Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity

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  • ISBN13:

    9781573229142

  • ISBN10:

    1573229148

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-04-02
  • Publisher: Riverhead Trade

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Summary

Crossing the Unknown Seashows how poetry and practicality, far from being mutually exclusive, reinforce each other to give every aspect of our lives meaning and direction. For anyone who wants to deepen their connection to their work-or find out what their life's work is-this book is essential to navigating the way. "Readers who accept poet and Fortune 500 consultant Whyte's invitation to enter into 'an imaginative conversation about life and work' are likely to be challenged as well as delighted by the beauty of his writing and the expansiveness of his views. Gracefully using the metaphor of a sea voyage to depict the journey through the world of work, Whyte views work not only as a means of support, but as a means for interacting with the world and developing self-expression and identity...An abundance of provocative ideas... thoughtful readers will wholeheart-edly savor this book." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Author Biography

David Whyte has introduced poetry into such companies as American Express, Boeing, and Toyota as a tool for understanding individual and organizational creativity. In addition to four volumes of poetry, he is the author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America.

Table of Contents

Beginnings
Courage and Conversation: Setting Out with a Firm Persuasionp. 3
The Mountain Farm: A Stranger at the Doorp. 9
Mid Ocean
At the Cliff Edge of Life: From Powerlessness to Participationp. 31
A Star for Navigation: Ambition, Horizon, and Arrivalp. 62
Out of Ireland: A Short Sea Crossingp. 82
Arrivals
The Awkward Way the Swan Walks: From Exhaustion to Wholeheartednessp. 113
The Fatal Shore: Arrival and Authenticityp. 139
Perspectives
Outlaw Imaginings: When the Real You Wants Outp. 153
A Marriage with Silence: Escaping the Prison of Time and Workp. 173
Crossing the Unknown Sea: A Voyage Through the Hours of the Dayp. 182
Pilgrimage
Keats and Conversation: The New and Newly Youthful World of Workp. 227
Bibliographyp. 246
Permissionsp. 247
Indexp. 248
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