The Poetry Bus

Why don’t we have cool things in this country. Okay, so we have history, heritage shown in an abundance of stately homes. We have the monarchy, the Tower of London, beefeaters. But why don’t we have anything cool?

I love America at times, and one of those times was when I found out about the Poetry Bus. From my teenage years listening to Mark Radcliffe late at night on Radio One with Simon Armitage et al reading poetry, to the BoatHouse pub in Cambridge with its poetry and open mic nights, I’ve always had an artistic leaning towards the stuff. The only thing is over here we surround ourselves with Keats, without a stark mention of a modern poet reading in estuary English. Why can’t we have a poetry bus?

Link: Poetry Bus Blog