"This autumn, down in tunnels where London's stories flow, TfL is sharing poems as the colder breezes blow. For four short weeks, six voices will accompany your ride, From Hungary, New Zealand, Africa, and far and wide. Sheenagh Pugh brings Days of November, racing to get things done, While Janet Frame reminds us that we strain beneath the sun. Katalin Szlukovényi writes of crowds and modern ties, Pressed close on busy networks where our tangled worlds collide. For history and remembrance, two poems"
"take their stand: Lucille Clifton's call to celebrate Black voices through the land, And Auden's stark Epitaph, from 1939, A sombre, watchful echo from a darker, fragile time. Then Jack Underwood whispers of a child, just four days old - A newborn moment glowing soft, uncertain, bright and bold. As you trudge home from the office through another crowded night,A poem on the Underground might set your heavy thoughts alight. So click the link and follow through, where words await to sing for you."
Transport for London is sharing six poems on the Underground over four weeks, featuring poets from Hungary, New Zealand, Africa and beyond. Sheenagh Pugh’s Days of November captures rushed, task-driven days. Janet Frame reflects human strain beneath the sun. Katalin Szlukoványi portrays crowded modern ties and pressed, busy networks. Lucille Clifton issues a call to celebrate Black voices and remembrance. W. H. Auden’s Epitaph (1939) provides a sombre, watchful echo of darker times. Jack Underwood evokes a newborn four days old, glowing with uncertainty and brightness. The selections aim to accompany and provoke reflection during commuters’ journeys.
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