02705oam 22005654a 450 991096568120332120170919052948.09781457195990145719599297818856354881885635486(CKB)3710000000473911(EBL)4415147(SSID)ssj0001552682(PQKBManifestationID)16171366(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001552682(PQKBWorkID)14813080(PQKB)10635216(MiAaPQ)EBC4415147(OCoLC)921310901(MdBmJHUP)muse49207(Perlego)2031342(EXLCZ)99371000000047391120150731d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe BusinessStephanie LenoxColorado :Center for Literary Publishing/Colorado State University,[2015]Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2015©[2015]1 online resource (89 p.)The Colorado prize for poetry"Winner of The Colorado Prize for Poetry"--Cover.9781885635471 1885635478 Includes bibliographical references.Published by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University Winner of the 2015 Colorado Prize for Poetry What does it mean to work in the age of the cubicle? The Business takes on the modern workplace with sharp-witted poems that sting like a paper cut. A former secretary, Stephanie Lenox positions herself as a poetic note-taker of the mundane. Organized by the classical components of Greek tragedy, these poems enact the relationships, heartbreaks, and small heroic efforts that make up our working lives. Think there's nothing poetic about annoying coworkers, endless meetings, and stained coffee mugs? Think again. While tragedy provides the organizational structure for this collection, humor plays a central role. This collection transforms office politics and paper clips into a funny and critical examination of the mortal rat race. If you've ever been fired, let go, unemployed, underemployed, or overlooked, these poems are for you. Begun on stolen reams of printer paper, this book reclaims the hours of our lives we give, out of necessity, to others in order to survive. Colorado Prize for PoetryElectronic books. 811/.6Lenox Stephanie1808052MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910965681203321The Business4358119UNINA