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Poetry on Buses

Multiple Artists

King County

Poems in nine different languages replace advertising on Metro buses, enlivening commutes across King County.

Jourdan Keith. Poetry on Buses (Your Body of Water), 2016. King County, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero

Poetry on Buses celebrates local voices in one of our community’s most vital shared spaces—the bus.

Every other year from 1992 to 2007, some 50 poems by local poets of all ages and backgrounds were printed and displayed on King County Metro Transit buses, where they replaced advertising placards above the bus seats. The program went dormant in 2007, but returned in 2014 with a renewed vision for accessibility and inclusion.
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Roberto Ascalon. Poetry on Buses (Writing Home), 2014. King County, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero
Roberto Ascalon. Poetry on Buses (Writing Home), 2014. King County, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero
Jourdan Keith. Poetry on Buses (Your Body of Water), 2016. Khalsa Gurmat Center, Renton, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero
Jourdan Keith. Poetry on Buses (Your Body of Water), 2016. Moore Theater, Seattle, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero
Jourdan Keith. Poetry on Buses (Your Body of Water), 2016. King County, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero
Jourdan Keith. Poetry on Buses (Your Body of Water), 2016. King County, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Tim Aguero