Office Haiku: Poems Inspired by the Daily Grind

By James Rogauskas

"Poems About your office " We work hard at our jobs, and in return we are frequently plagued by bad coffee, strange smells, paper cuts, other people, and, at least once a week, Mondays. So what better way to tackle the absurdities of the modern workplace--to get a little peace --than with Zen poetry? In the first poetry collection to do just that, "Office Haiku" contains witty haiku divided into chapters including "Monday Mornings Suck," "Paper Cuts, Office Equipment, and Other Maladies," "Existential Malaise," "Departmental Meetings," and, of course, "Anywhere But Here." Informed by a lifetime of work, James Rogauskas's haiku speak for themselves (and everyone else): "Sitting at my deskAs proudly as any serfOn his scrap of dirt. " ""This has to go out"?And I was waiting for deskFairies to type it." "I sit wondering;Can someone die of boredom?Only time will tell.""If I could read minds, I would certainly have aBetter job than this." "I thought I knew all the reasons to hate cubicle life, but James Rogauskas have given me a pork barrel full of laughs to ease my deary Monday mornings. This book should be required reading for all corporate managers "--Mary K Witte, author of" Redneck Haiku: Double-Wide Edition"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312352484
• ISBN13: 9780312352486
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Griffin
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Haikus are funny but sometimes they don't make sense, refridgerator.

I picked this book up randomly at Urban Outfitters. Probably one of the best purchases I have ever made. This book has cured a few hours of boredom at work and inspired me to write my own. =)

Great work, James!

This book appeals to the corporate in all of us. Rogauskas could not have described cubicle life more aptly or with more sense of humor. A great seventeen-syllable approach to stress management. Every office needs at least one copy!

Sardonic Gold

I've known James Rogauskas for 20 years, and have always enjoyed his bitter, sardonic wit. He has struck comedic gold here. Fans of _The Office_ and of Matt Groening's _Work is Hell_ collection should order it immediately! -- Matt Posner