Panel poster; Poems on the Underground, Windrush child, by John Agard, 2023
Main details
| Reference number | 2023/1439 |
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| Description | Poster with text in English. Includes logos for Mayor of London, Windrush 75 Network, Arts Council England, British Council, The Poetry Society, National Poetry Library and Transport for London. There are also links to tfl.gov.uk/poems and poemsontheunderground.org |
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| Dates | 2023 |
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| Completeness | 49% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 280mmWidth 610mmDescriptive size panel posterColour Attribute Value Colour - White
Item content Attribute Value Object title Windrush childText Windrush child / (for Vince Reid, at 13 the youngest passenger on the Empire Windrush.) / John Agard / Reprinted by permission of Bloodaxe Books from Alternative Anthem Selected Poems (2009) / Behind you / Windrush child / palm trees wave goodbye / above you / Windrush child / seabirds asking why / around you / Windrush child / blue water rolling by / beside you / Windrush child / your Windrush mum and dad / think of storytime yard / and mango mornings / and new beginnings / doors closing and opening / Poems on the UndergroundDesign Attribute Value Material paper -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Tom Davidson, 2023Commissioner Poems on the Underground, 2023Poet John Agard,Publisher TfL, 2023