Poems on the MRT

From 6 November 2025, more local poems and poets can be discovered on train journeys as part of the second iteration of Poems on the MRT, an initiative by the National Arts Council (NAC), in partnership with SMRT Trains and Stellar Ace. This year’s expanded campaign moves beyond featuring local poetry on in-train panels to the online sphere – an interactive digital map of Singapore’s MRT network will be launched, allowing members of the public to submit poems inspired by, or featuring, specific MRT stations and neighbourhoods. On the lookout for writing inspiration? Hop onto the MRT network and try to spot all 145 featured poems across 40 trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, and stand a chance to win prizes as part of a “Poetry Hunt” competition.

Produced by local literary non-profit organisation Sing Lit Station (SLS), Poems on the MRT scales up with the addition of more poems across more trains, posters at stations and bus stops, and larger-scale public engagement initiatives. The addition of new poems continues to enrich the multilingual poetry selection that reflects the diversity of Singapore’s literary landscape. The campaign will run from 6 November 2025 to 4 November 2026.

Poems on the MRT

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