'Poetry in Motion' Adds Joy to Commuting
The next set of poems to be posted in April
Since 1997, TriMet has partnered with the non-profit Literary Arts, Inc. to bring the work of local and national poets onto buses and trains, through the Poetry in Motion® program. Literary Arts hasn't been able to afford new cards since 2007, but that's about to change.
As a result of the generosity of several supporters, including TriMet, Literary Arts will add eight new poems to the Poetry in Motion program this April (National Poetry Month).
Poetry in Motion was developed by the Poetry Society of America and the MTA New York City Transit in 1992. Inspired by a similar program in the London Underground, Poetry in Motion placed poems in the spaces usually reserved for advertisements in buses and trains. Since its founding, the program expanded to 15 cities across the country, reaching an estimated 15 million people daily.
Other local Poetry in Motion sponsors include Lamar Advertising and the Poetry Society of America.