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Hear Dr. Bob recite his poem
"The World Belongs to Optimists."
"Each semester I would poll the class: poetry 'yes' or 'no'? Overwhelmingly they voted 'yes.' Indeed, some of my most successful students (those who have made it 'big' in the world of business) periodically bombard me with bits of doggerel, a flash of Ogden Nash, and a lot of haiku. Could it be that the English classicist Robert Graves 'There is no money in poetry; but then there is no poetry in money, either' was wrong?"
"I'd like to think so."
Dr. Robert Kavesh
"The Money in Poetry,"
Poetry magazine, November 2006
Dr. Bob Kavesh is well-known for his unique style of teaching business, in which he infuses poetry and real-world experience into the classroom. Many of his students find his classes to be a formative part of their education at Stern, not just informed by economics, but also inspired by great literature and a rich perspective on life.
Every business student is well-acquainted with Adam Smith. But how many have studied "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, analyzed Aristotle, and discussed the plight of Willie Loman in "The Death of a Salesman"-all in the same class?
More about Dr. Bob from STERNbusiness.
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"The Way We Live Now," Anthony Trollope
"Middlemarch," George Eliot
Shakespeare's sonnets
"The New Colossus," Emma Lazarus
"The World Is Too Much with Us," William Wordsworth
"Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy," Joseph Schumpeter
"The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money," John Maynard Keynes
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We hope you will join us in our tribute to Dr. Bob
by selecting one or more of the following ways to honor him.
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- Dr. Bob took his kids to Cape Cod every August when they were growing up.
- One of Dr. Bob's favorite pieces of music is Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony.
- Dr. Bob heli-hiked in the glaciers of the Canadian Rockies last year.
- "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Singing in the Rain" are two of Bob's favorite movies.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt is Bob's hero and inspiration. He used to sit by the radio and listen to his speeches.
- Dr. Bob grew up near Rockaway Park and still visits once or twice a year to walk the beach, collect shells, and feed the seagulls.
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