Searching for the soul of the city
CityPoem 51 - Bilston
By Hans Karssenberg
27-05-2007 /views: 933 in past 12 months.
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Searching the Soul of Bilston: a CityPoem written from the Bilston Oral History Record, using text by local people.

Bilston CityPoem, photo bsag
Photo: bsag 

Bilston CityPoem: ‘Witness’ by local people

This street poetry is part of an artwork titled ‘Witness’, in Bilston, West Midlands. It was made in 1998 by Bettina Furnee using text by local people. The text is based on the Bilston Oral History Record.

More information about Bettina Furnee, the artist: http://www.cambridgeartworks.com/studio2/


 

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