NEWSFLASH! Due to the delay in printing the poems on the coving, the A4 posters and Digital Screens poems will remain on the buses for a couple of weeks longer!! For more information about the poem formats please read on…
Poems on the Buses is a new collaboration with Brighton & Hove Buses and Brighton & Hove Arts Council. A selection of poems which were entries in the 2023 BHAC Poetry Competition and Festival will appear on buses within the B&H Buses network at the beginning of 2024.
You can find a list of the poems below.
#poemsonthebuses
Watch this space for more information, and check out our Instagram, X, and Facebook accounts for the most up-to-the-minute news! We would love you to share your photos of poems with us (there’s even a form for you to send them to us) – so keep your phones ready for your bus journeys.
See the photos in our gallery.
About Poems on the Buses
Poems specially selected from entries to the BHAC Poetry Competition will appear on many of the Brighton & Hove buses in January and February 2024. Some may be extended through into later months.
The poems were selected by Poetry Competition judge John McCullough, Poetry Competition and Festival organiser Kevin Rance, and our friends at Brighton & Hove Buses.
Where to look for Poems on the Buses
There are three different types of media used to display the poems:
- A4 poster slots
- Digital screens
- Coving
A4 poster slots
The majority of the poems will be displayed in the poster slots, which are generally to be found downstairs on the double-decker buses, behind the stairwells. Brighton & Hove Buses are distributing the posters via the bus drivers as and when it is possible, and there are now plenty to find. Please share poems when you see them!
Digital screens
A few of the shorter poems appear intermittently on the digital screens of the newest blue buses, which are used on Routes 1 and 5. There are two poems per bus, and each time they can be seen for a maximum of twenty seconds – so you’ll need to be ready for them!
Coving
Lastly, a small number of the poems are to be printed onto the coving just below the ceilings of certain buses. Included amongst these will be poems from all of the Poetry Competition winners. Brighton & Hove Buses have informed us that the coving poems will be coming out in March.
Gallery
Spotted on the buses! Send your photos to us using the form below, or share them with us on social media: Instagram, X, or Facebook.
It is possible to track B&H buses by name, number, or registration on the Brighton & Hove Buses website here. And if you’re curious about the names of the buses you can find out more here.
