Over 400 poets contributed 800 poems to celebrate Liverpool's 800th year. You can read them all here, just click anywhere on the picture of the Liver Building. Alternatively, you can select poems from a list

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Daily Poem

Every Liverpool Heartbeat.....


Every Liverpool Heartbeat..........

Now I dont know all my history
but I know from
where I've come
and the knowledge
that I've needed
my elders passed it on.............

Politics.....
run me ragged
and your class system
is a joke
Religion.....
is kool but it makes
me confused
so with 08
how will I cope...........

I'll sing a song
for the captain of culture
and I'll sing the words
out on the street
I'll sing them out loud
and I'll show that I'm proud
with every Liverpool heartbeat....(because)

I dont know all my history
but I know from
where I've come
and the knowledge
that Ive needed
my elders passed it on.............
Politics.....
run me ragged
and your class system
is a joke
Religion.....
is kool but it makes
me confused
so with 08
how will I cope...........

I'll sing a song
for the captain of culture
and I'll sing the words
out on the street
I'll sing them out loud
and I'll show that I'm proud
with every Liverpool heartbeat....

So sing this song
to your family
and teach it to friends
that you meet
take it to work
and spread the scouse word
WITH EVERY LIVERPOOL HEART BEAT..............



Suzanne Flynn

Future Plans

This website will be maintained to keep all the 800 poems free to read, but this is not the end. We intend to publish the poems and due to the success of the project, we will be announcing another venture shortly...watch this space.

Disclaimer:

Great Links

Pete Price Radio City 10.00 pm Sun - Thursday (read him some poetry!)

Claire Hamilton Arts and Culture Show Sunday 1-4pm Radio Merseyside

SpotlightLancaster
Write Out Loud
Dead Good Poets Society
Magical History Tour
The celebrations for 700 years in 1907

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