Bill Murray reading poetry to construction workers at Poets House

Poets House is a national poetry library and literary center in New York, USA that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry.

This video features Bill Murray reading to the construction team building the Poet's House new building in May 2009, making it the first poetry reading at their new address.

I thought this was such a beautiful idea and wish more businesses would reward construction workers with such random gifts, something to make them feel a bit more connected to the structure they are building.

Imagine putting on a small show on stage for workers building a theatre, running a small art workshop for a team building a museum, free shopping vouchers for construction workers building shopping malls? Yes, I know it's a bit utopian, but I guess I will just keep hoping something like this can happen.


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