Poems on the Underground

The current set of Poems on the Underground commemorates wars past and present and is dedicated to the universal longing for peace, with poems by Tony Harrison, Carol Ann Duffy, Adrian Mitchell, Ernest Rhys, Wilfred Owen and an extract from the King James Bible. Order War Poems on the Underground.

 

About Poems on the Underground

 
The Poetry Society and Poems on the Underground join forces to promote one of Britain's most successful public art projects. As well as being displayed on underground trains throughout the capital, school members of the soicety and subscribers receive a sets of Poems on the Underground Posters each time they are released.

You can also order individual posters or sets through our shop, we ask for a £3 for an invidual poster or £9.99 for a set in order to cover the storage, handling, postage and packing costs.

Poems are selected by writer Judith Chernaik and poets Gerard Benson and Cicely Herbert. Posters are designed by Tom Davidson.

The tube display is generously funded by London Underground; the programme receives additional support from Arts Council England and the British Council, with support for Young Poets on the Underground from the Foyle Foundation.