Be part of creating a biography of SW11 written by the people who live, work and visit Battersea. Take the places, people and history of Battersea as your inspiration, but your poem doesn't have to be about SW11, so a poem inspired by Clapham Junction might be about a journey, for example the poem TOURISTS below. BATTERSEA POEMS will be launched at the SW11 Literature Festival, and the best poems will then be selected by a panel led by Apples and Snakes, to be published in a printed anthology.

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Clapham Junction the gleam of its tracks off my apple juice can haiku by Alan Summers

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A BATTERSEA BREAKFAST You went to get me breakfast from the little market / that's nestled amongst the traffic fumes and urine-soaked alleys. / 'Here'

Relaxing with my feet up, watching dust motes in the sun, i sit and think of things i haven't done. I could be making art or pi

CITY BOY Kevin was a lovely boy, intelligent and bright- but as he aged had found he had a distaste for the light. You'll find him

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Clapham Junction A busy station. People deep in contemplation. Journeying backwards, forwards, stay

Childhood memories of the fun fair in the park. Now I live in the area and the fun fair has gone,but the big dipp er of life carries on.

Battersea park an oasis of beauty in a busy,bustling place.Choose activities of the sporting kind or choose to relax and just unwind.

OLD BATTERSEA. The things I most remember about Old Battersea, was Mum shopping at Springers to get something for tea. The many different playground

Arrived for a stroll at Battersea Park The boat on the lake Mistook for the Ganji

A piece of me lies Pagoda-like my memories shining the indelible spot engraved on a bench where a truly beautiful woman sits.

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