Poet-in-residence

In June 2024, Cecilia Knapp was selected to be City Bridge Foundation’s first ever poet-in-residence. 

Hackney-based Cecilia was selected from an impressive field of over 170 applicants, with the help of our partner The Poetry Society – the leading voice for UK poetry..

Cecilia will hold the position, believed to unique among bridge owners, for one year. As well as writing new poetry, she will also perform her work at events and contribute to poetry-themed community and educational activities.

A poem for Tower Bridge by Cecilia Knapp

A poem to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Millennium Bridge by Cecilia Knapp 

A poem to celebrate London’s community gardens by Cecilia Knapp

A poem to celebrate Southwark Bridge by Cecilia Knapp

A poem inspired by London’s mudlarks, capturing a night’s mudlarking, down on the Thames foreshore below our bridges.

A poem celebrating Blackfriars Bridge, gleaned from passers-by as they cross the bridge.

A poem inspired by London Bridge, the capital’s first and oldest river crossing.

A poem inspired by a recently discovered photograph of the crowd awaiting the public opening of Tower Bridge in 1894.

Cecilia’s work will be published on both our and The Poetry Society’s social media channels. We will also keep this page updated with links to new poems. 

Cecilia’s also has her own website where you can enjoy more of her work. 

All films by Alexander Nicolaou