Disruptive Poetry: Upsetting the Perfect Status Quo

This selection of poems in blank verse contains observations of the very good, the good, the bad, and the ugly within the corporate world. The first segment, Corporate Disruptive Poetry, compiles observations of the Corporate Continuum. The second segment, Personnel Disruptive Poetry, is an omnium-gatherum of reflections on some elements of the professional world that impacted, or were impacted by, Roger's personal and professional journey. The third segment, Personal Disruptive Poetry, reflects elements of his own discernment process of evolution through personal change.

As a former 20-year Jesuit Priest and a current 35-year behavioral and cultural change consultant and executive coach to Executives in major corporations, Dr. Desmarais has found that poetry has been a most effective way to help create "Emotionally and Spiritually Literate" individuals and teams. Poetry cuts through language to the "heart of the matter" - 'which is my perspective on personal change - and which, in turn, is the bedrock of personal truth'. Roger's poems also speak to phases of his own personal and professional journey - which he shares with his clients as they pursue their personal truth and search for meaning