Poetry in Motion® is a program that was developed by the Poetry Society of America and the MTA New York City Transit in 1992 to make bus and subway riding a more pleasurable and enlightening experience. Inspired by a similar program in the London Underground, the program places poem-placards in the spaces usually reserved for advertisements in subway cars and buses. Since its founding 10 years ago, the program has expanded to 14 cities across the country, reaching 13 million people daily.

Poetry in Motion® is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

The New York City program is presented in association with MTA/ New York City Transit Authority, Barnes & Noble, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Regional sponsors of Poetry in Motion® include the Log Cabin Literary Center, Valley Ride, Boise Weekly, KNIN 9 Entertainment Television, the Boise City Arts Commission, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Richland College/Dallas County Community College District, Colorado State University, the City of Fort Collins Transport, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Metro Transit of the Metropolitan Council, Larsen Design + Interactive, The First Impression Group, m-real, Literary Arts, Inc., Tri-Met, Lamar Advertising, the Fresno County Public Library, Fresno Area Express, California State University (Fresno), The Houston Public Library, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Texas), Lillie Robertson, the Houston Endowment Inc., the Kansas City Public Library, the Milwaukee Public Library, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Dorothea C. Mayer Fund, the New Orleans Public Library, and the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.

A committee from the Poetry Society of America and local transit authorities meets periodically to agree upon poems for the series.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept unsolicited poetry for the program.

Yes, the Poetry Society of America offers complimentary Poetry in Motion® posters to educational facilities, hospitals and other non-profit organizations. Due to the great demand, the limit is three posters. Requests should be made in writing on the organization's letterhead and sent to the following address:

Justine Post
Poetry in Motion® Program
15 Gramercy Park
New York, NY 10003
anita@poetrysociety.org