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Poetry in Public

Places of Landing

Poetry in Public brings communities together through the written word, celebrating local voices by featuring poems written by King County residents in shared spaces.

The image features the words PLACES OF LANDING in bold, textured turquoise letters on a white background. There is a stylized, abstract graphic of an airplane shape to the left, giving a sense of movement and travel.
  • Screening Launch: Tuesday, April 1

Poetry in Public—formerly known as Poetry on Buses—celebrates local voices in one of our most vital shared spaces: transit.

Every day, thousands of people use transit—to commute to work, visit family, go to school, and return home. It’s a unique public space, rich with stories. For a short while, all of us are moving in the same direction. Poetry in Public fills that space with poems written by the person across the aisle, that kid in the back, and the professional poet alike – everyone can be a poet!

Through a submission process open to all King County residents, poems selected by a panel consisting of local literary leaders were shared with the public on transit.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the most recent iteration of Poetry in Public by joining us for a workshop, sharing information with friends, and submitting a poem. Poems were featured on King County Metro buses, King County Parks trailheads, Sound Transit light rail, and now the 4Culture Storefront Media Gallery. Read and listen to selected poems on our website and via Soundcloud.