Transport for London celebrates forty years of ‘Poems on the underground’

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Transport for London will be marking the fortieth anniversary of this "art for all" project with new works, poetry readings and displays of poems at London Underground stations.

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00:00Transport for London is marking the 40th anniversary of its Art for All project with

00:06new works, poetry readings and displays of poems at London Underground stations.

00:11In 1986, the first poems on the Underground appeared in tube carriages and both commuters

00:17and visitors to London have been able to read them ever since. The scheme has been so popular

00:24that it's inspired copycats in Paris, New York and Moscow. TfL has said the programme helps

00:29to make journeys more stimulating and inspiring by showcasing a range of poetry in tube train

00:36carriages across London. Poems will be featured at Aldgate East, Heathrow, Seven Sisters, St

00:42John's Wood and Westminster.

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