A Hexham woman's poetry is now on display at Longbenton Metro Station .
For National Poetry Day in October, Nexus invited poets to submit poems on the theme of 'Journey'.
The top poem, 'Crossing to Lindisfarne', was penned by Hexham creative writing instructor, Claire Lynn.
She said: “I first walked across the Lindisfarne about five years ago, and that is what inspired the poem. I’ve never won a competition before so I’m absolutely delighted with this, the poems looks fantastic.”
Ms Lynn received £100 Waterstones vouchers and a Poetry Book Society membership, whilst each runner up won £50 Waterstones vouchers.
Judge and Poetry Book Society manager, Alice Mullen, expressed satisfaction over their partnership with Nexus and the impressive number of submitted poems, highlighting Lynn's composition.
"We can’t wait for people to read and enjoy them," she said.
Longbenton Metro station has become a hub for poetry and art in recent years.
Huw Lewis, Nexus customer services director, said: “We received more entries this year than ever before, and they’re coming in from all over the country, which is fantastic. The standard of poems has been exceptional, and I hope our customers enjoy reading them as much as I did.”
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