POETRY CORNER
As I sign the publishing agreement for my sixth book, Towards Unbuilt Places - a second poetry collection - I wanted to share some thoughts and research on the power of poetry for leaders and business.
More than ever, today’s business leaders live in a world of extreme uncertainty and complexity. Their challenge is to communicate simply, concisely, and with meaning to inspire thought and purpose. All attributes foundational to poetry. Research shows that reading fiction and poetry helps develop empathy and compassion, important skills for all leaders. Reading and writing poetry also fosters creativity which can lead to enhanced organizational innovation.
Finally, poetry can teach us to infuse life with beauty and meaning. A challenge in modern management can be to keep ourselves and our colleagues invested with wonder and purpose.
Louis Efron is a Pushcart Prize nominated and award-winning poet. His poetry has appeared in notable journals and publications around the world. His first poetry collection, The Unempty Spaces Between, won the NYC Big Book Award for poetry.
Poems by Louis Efron
Towards Unbuilt Places
Louis Efron’s second poetry collection
I am delighted to announce the launch of my sixth book and second poetry collection, Towards Unbuilt Places, coming soon!
I am delighted to announce the launch of my sixth book and second poetry collection, Towards Unbuilt Places, coming soon!
As always, thank you for all your support of my work, and I hope you enjoy this new collection as much as my previous one.
Please check back soon for updates on launch date and publication details!
Sharpnel
Borrowed Spaces
Utopia Undone
Carousels by the Sea
Last Swing
Siberian Skies
The Waiting Place
A Candle With Two Wicks
Without Her
Rooms Without Nightlights
The Waiting Place
Poetry Super Highway (opens in new tab)
Piñata
The Seventh Quarry
(Issue 42, July 2025) (opens in new tab)
The Gardner
Atomic Arcade
The Magnolia Review
(Coming Soon) (opens in new tab)
Castle in the Clouds
Recycled
Live Encounters (opens in new tab)
Asterisk
Express Train
Techtopia
Cool Beans (opens in new tab)
Asphalt Gardens (Spring issue 2024)
Ginosko (opens in new tab)
Tug of War
Homecoming
Smokestacks and AI
Home by the Sea
Grebes at Salton Sea
Jasper’s Folly (Coming Soon) (opens in new tab)
Tug of War
Grebes at Salton Sea
Homecoming
The Flapper Press Poetry Café (opens in new tab)
(Interview + below poems)
Edge of a Wheat Field with Poppies and Power Lines
(Pushcart Prize Nomination)
Another Lighthouse
Life after Death
A New Ulster
(Coming Soon) (opens in new tab)
Chalk Castles
Empty Attics
Lothlorien Poetry Journal (opens in new tab)
Writers Eulogy
Arcadian Eyes
God’s Garden
Short Circuit
Rooms without Nightlights
North Dakota Quarterly (opens in new tab)
God's Garden
Words & Whispers (opens in new tab)
Reflection
Review Tales (opens in new tab)
(Interview)
Bourgeon (opens in new tab)
Arcadian Eyes
Rooms without Nightlights
Young Ravens Literary Review (opens in new tab)
Requiem for a String Quartet
Ode to the Ballet Dancer
Bigger Picture
The Deronda Review
(opens in new tab)
Requiem Without a Score
The RavensPerch (opens in new tab)
Matchstick Trick
New Reader Magazine (opens in new tab)
In the Eyes of the Beholder
Beautiful Trees
Oh, Father
Cracked
Sweet Revenge
Literary Yard (opens in new tab)
Lost
Nicked Wedding Ring
The Orchards Poetry Journal (opens in new tab)
A Play with No Name
Academy of the Heart and Mind (opens in new tab)
Little Rowboat
POETiCA REViEW (opens in new tab)
A New Home
A Poet Amidst the Corporate (opens in new tab)
(Interview)
The Unempty Spaces Between
Poetry Collection - Buy Now
Poetry Readings
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