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Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth

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Well, following yesterday’s Poems on the Underground excitement, it seemed the perfect time for some London themed poetry.
Today’s effort comes from a young man by the name of Billy Wordsworth who has penned his thoughts as he looks from Westminster Bridge.
Strangely no mention of the London Eye, Gherkin or double decker buses, but [...]

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Poems on the Underground

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If you’ve travelled on the tube at all in the last few years you’re sure to have noticed the Poems on the Underground project.

Back in 1986 writer Judith Chernaik had an idea. She wanted to bring poetry to the masses and what better way to do it than in the dead time when they were [...]

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