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Work Words

Work Words

By: John McKinstry
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 Welcome to Work Words, a fortnightly poetry podcast. Poetry can be found anywhere and the inspiration for the poems in this podcast is taken from the world of work – specifically the offices and call centres so many of us call home. Join me for poems about things that most office and call centre workers will be all too familiar with – including such things as team building days, good (and also terrible) managers, what it’s like to work in sales, the horrible impact of redundancy and the perils of recruiting the wrong person or blaming everything that goes wrong on the training.Copyright 2026 John McKinstry Art Economics Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep 20 - A false friend

    Ep 20 - A false friend
    Feb 9 2026

    The poem for this episode is “A false friend” which casts the spotlight on those people who delight in nothing more than stirring things up in the office


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com


    Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office

    https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ


    The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success

    https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
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    10 mins
  • Ep 19 - Stupid bloody yoga

    Ep 19 - Stupid bloody yoga
    Jan 26 2026

    The poem for this episode is “Stupid bloody yoga” – a warning about putting work before our physical or mental health


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com


    Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office

    https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ


    The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success

    https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
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    9 mins
  • Ep 18 - Born unto fire

    Ep 18 - Born unto fire
    Jan 12 2026

    The poem for this episode is “Born unto fire” – a retort to the people who don’t want us to grow, develop and improve


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com


    Work Words – Poems about the world of work and life in the office

    https://amzn.eu/d/etSDojJ


    The Pressure Cooker – A solo journaling game about toxic workplaces, office politics and the price of success

    https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515353/the-pressure-cooker-fate-awaits-solo-journaling?src=newest_recent
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    10 mins
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