Poems of remembrance
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'And they shall beate their swords into plow-shares,
and their speares into pruning hookes:
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learne warre any more.'
Isaiah 2.4, King James Bible (1611)
This Autumn's set of Poems on the Underground commemorates wars past and present and is dedicated to the universal longing for peace.
It includes poems by Tony Harrison, Carol Ann Duffy, Adrian Mitchell, Ernest Rhys and Wilfred Owen.
Poems on the Underground is supported by TfL, Arts Council England and the British Council. Poems are selected by writer Judith Chernaik and poets Cicely Herbert and Gerard Benson (poet laureate of Bradford). Posters are designed by Tom Davidson, and are available from London Transport Shop, the Poetry Society and the British Council.
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