Panel poster; Poems on the Underground, The London breed, by Benjamin Zephaniah, 2023
Main details
| Reference number | 2023/1441 |
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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 The London breedText The London Breed / Benjamin Zephaniah / Reprinted by permission / of Bloodaxe Books from / Too Black, Too Strong (2001) / I love dis great polluted place / Where pop stars come to live their dreams / Here ravers come for drum and bass / And politicians plan their schemes, / The music of the world is here / Dis city can play any song / They came to here from everywhere / Tis they that made dis city strong. / A world of food displayed on streets / Where all the world can come and dine / One meals that end with bitter sweets / And cultures melt and intertwine, / Two hundred languages give voice / To fifteen thousand changing years / And all religions can rejoice / With exiled souls and pioneers. / Poems on the UndergroundDesign Attribute Value Material paper -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Tom Davidson, 2023Commissioner Poems on the Underground, 2023Poet Benjamin Zephaniah,Publisher TfL, 2023