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title: Winter Survey Poetry of 2022
description: A fresh batch of winter survey poetry for you to enjoy this holiday season.
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# [Winter Survey Poetry of 2022](https://blog.polco.us/winter-survey-poetry-2022)

 Written by [Polco](https://blog.polco.us/author/polco) | December 21, 2022

At Polco, we care about giving public servants the tools they need make good decisions for their communities with help from numbers and data. But each year, we spark up our right brains and write odes to surveys, an art and science near and dear to our hearts. 

Winter survey poetry started in 2016 and is now a Polco tradition. This year we baked up a fresh batch of poems—hot out the oven!—for you to enjoy this holiday season.  

## The Magic of Surveys *By Alissa Punwar *

The magic of surveys  
The back and forth  
Ask and answer  
Feedback and action  
Curiosity driving the process  
The voice of the people coming to life  
Collective knowledge  
Bringing about change  
The magic of surveys

## Civic Data Boundless as Stars *By Angelica Wedell*

Civic data boundless as stars  
Millions of thoughts light the night  
All our perspectives, yours and ours  
A brilliant display of insight.

Change comes and change goes  
What comes next, no one knows  
But in cities and towns - all sorts of metros   
We can track the highs and lows.

Now is the era, the place, the age  
For all of us, we must engage  
Our residents, our businesses, our families, our friends  
Engage our communities for the very best ends.

## What You Know *By Jessie O’Brien*

People point fingers, social media is full of sound  
When the data shows most are middle ground 

The beauty of numbers is they reveal  
How the majority of people feel 

While under-heard groups and opposing opinions   
Can bring fresh ideas and inspire creative action 

So you alone may think you know  
But it's not what the survey shows

The truth is we work better together  
And that is why every voice matters 

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