Panel poster; Poems on the Underground, Bridled vows, by Ian Duhig, 2024
Main details
| Reference number | 2024/424 |
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| Description | Poster with text in English, includes logos for Mayor of London, Arts Council England, British Council, The Poetry Society, National Poetry Library, Underground and TfL. There are links to tfl.gov.uk/poems and to poemsontheunderground.org. |
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| Dates | 2024 |
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| Completeness | 49% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 280mmWidth 610mmDescriptive size Panel posterColour Attribute Value Colour - White
Item content Attribute Value Object title Bridled vowsText Bridled Vows / I will be faithful to you, I do vow, / but not until the seas have all run dry / et cetera. Although I mean it now / I’m not a prophet and I will not lie. / To be your perfect wife, I could not swear; / I’ll love, yes; honour (maybe); won’t obey, / but will co-operate if you will care / as much as you are seeming to today. / I’ll do my best to be your better half, / but I don’t have the patience of a saint / and at you, not with you, I’ll sometimes laugh, / and snap too, though I’ll try to show restraint. / We might work out. No blame if we do not. / With all my heart, I think it’s worth a shot. / Ian Duhig / Reprinted by permission of Picador from / New and Selected Poems (2021) / Poems on the UndergroundDesign Attribute Value Material paper -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Tom Davidson, 2024Commissioner Poem on the Underground, 2024Poet Ian Duhig,Publisher TfL, 2024