AN EVENING WITH DAVID WHYTE.

For more than two decades, David Whyte has been bringing poetry to bear on the questions that compel human beings. A philosopher, literary figure and organizational consultant, his captivating blend of poetry, humor and insight has made him a sought after speaker to diverse audiences around the world.

His work looks at the timeless relationship of human beings to the great cyclical questions of existence: how we see our lives, and our deaths, how we view others, and what we dare to believe. He speaks to the necessity of belonging - to families, people and places, and to our deeper selves. His work chronicles a close relationship to landscapes and histories, especially those of his native Yorkshire, Ireland, Wales and the Pacific Northwest.







ABOUT THE ARTIST.

Poet David Whyte grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the hills and valleys of his father’s Yorkshire. He now makes his home, with his family, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

The author of six 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 the Amazon and the 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 Templeton College and 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 today’s 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.


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