http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/poetry/poetry.html
A good poem becomes a part of your soul. I have fond memories of many of these subway poems. A while ago, they displayed what became one of my few "memorized poems", Tell all the truth but tell it slant (which is among other things a great meditation on teaching).
But I particularly love many of the subway poems from 2017:
This "Poem" by Charles Simic is lovely. It is the perfect poem to read in the early morning when you're not sure you want to be going where you're going:
This "Poem" by Charles Simic is lovely. It is the perfect poem to read in the early morning when you're not sure you want to be going where you're going:
"an empire of hand-holding and park benches"
"a matter of honor"
In general the quality of these posters has improved. In 2012, the posters displayed a very large and distracting "Poetry in Motion" logo, and now it appears alongside the other logos on the bottom. There's now more room for creative synthesis of poetry and visuals.
Alas, there doesn't seem a way to buy these lovely poem/posters, even on the online transit museum store.
"a matter of honor"
In general the quality of these posters has improved. In 2012, the posters displayed a very large and distracting "Poetry in Motion" logo, and now it appears alongside the other logos on the bottom. There's now more room for creative synthesis of poetry and visuals.
Alas, there doesn't seem a way to buy these lovely poem/posters, even on the online transit museum store.
