James Pendle the poet
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I am the poet of Paddington Station. I am there most Friday mornings. For videos of performances go to https://youtube.com/@jamespendle-nv4cj?si=yCVXYfPZPN7j3s_W
Percy Shelley's poem Ozymandias, recited by James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station. #theverb #bbclondon #thelondoner #allieesiri #emmabarnett #thelondonstandard
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Percy Shelley's poem Ozymandias, recited by James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station. #theverb #bbclondon #thelondoner #allieesiri #emmabarnett #thelondonstandard
The Armistice by May Wedderburn Cannan. Recited by James Pendle, The Poet of Paddington Station.#paddingtonstation #bbclondon #networkrail #thelondoner #rifles_regiment #allieesiri #emmabarnett #torindouglas #robinince #royalbritishlegion
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Armistice by May Wedderburn Cannan. Recited by James Pendle, The Poet of Paddington Station.#paddingtonstation #bbclondon #networkrail #thelondoner #rifles_regiment #allieesiri #emmabarnett #torindouglas #robinince #royalbritishlegion
For A Five Year Old by Fleur Adcock.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
For A Five Year Old by Fleur Adcock.
A poem for Remembrance Day: May 1915 by Charlotte Mew. #remembrance #remembrancesunday #remembranceday #theverb #bbclondon #emmabarnett #allieesiri #thelondonstandard
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A poem for Remembrance Day: May 1915 by Charlotte Mew. #remembrance #remembrancesunday #remembranceday #theverb #bbclondon #emmabarnett #allieesiri #thelondonstandard
The Poet of Paddington Station recites To A Five Year Old by Fleur Adcock.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Poet of Paddington Station recites To A Five Year Old by Fleur Adcock.
James Pendle, the Poet of Paddington Station, performs his poem Voyager 3.
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
James Pendle, the Poet of Paddington Station, performs his poem Voyager 3.
James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station recites Meantime by Carol Ann Duffy.
October 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station recites Meantime by Carol Ann Duffy.
James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station recites Beeny Cliff by Thomas Hardy.
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station recites Beeny Cliff by Thomas Hardy.
James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station recites Sea Fever by John Masefield.
October 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
James Pendle the Poet of Paddington Station recites Sea Fever by John Masefield.
John Milton: Sonnet 19. Performed at the Picturing Quakers exhibition
October 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
John Milton: Sonnet 19. Performed at the Picturing Quakers exhibition
A Birthday by Christina Rossetti. Recited by James Pendle, the Poet of Paddington Station. I am at the station every Friday morning. #theverb #paddingtonstation #networkrail #bbclondon #thelondoner #thepoetrypharmacy #thepoetrylounge #thelondonstandard #allieesiri #christinarossetti
October 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A Birthday by Christina Rossetti. Recited by James Pendle, the Poet of Paddington Station. I am at the station every Friday morning. #theverb #paddingtonstation #networkrail #bbclondon #thelondoner #thepoetrypharmacy #thepoetrylounge #thelondonstandard #allieesiri #christinarossetti
WB Yeats, He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven. Preformed on National Poetry Day.
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
WB Yeats, He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven. Preformed on National Poetry Day.
It's National Poetry Day and I am flitting between Paddington Station and the BBC.
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It's National Poetry Day and I am flitting between Paddington Station and the BBC.
Oziamandes by Percy Shelley.
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Oziamandes by Percy Shelley.
Thursday is National Poetry Day, so this week I will be in the station that day as well as for my usual shift on Friday morning. The Poet of Paddington Station - Forward Arts Foundation share.google/l6LYFgIJsB6k...
The Poet of Paddington Station - Forward Arts Foundation
James Pendle is Network Rail’s poet of Paddington Station. On National Poetry Day, James will ask customers in The Lawn...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Thursday is National Poetry Day, so this week I will be in the station that day as well as for my usual shift on Friday morning. The Poet of Paddington Station - Forward Arts Foundation share.google/l6LYFgIJsB6k...
The County Cricket Season comes to an end this weekend. This is The Catch by Simon Armitage.
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The County Cricket Season comes to an end this weekend. This is The Catch by Simon Armitage.
I was in Paddington Station this morning and I will be back there next Friday. The poem is Beany Cliff by Thomas Hardy.
September 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I was in Paddington Station this morning and I will be back there next Friday. The poem is Beany Cliff by Thomas Hardy.
Wordsworth's poem, Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 2nd, 1802. #paddingtonstation #networkrail #thelondoner #bbclondon #bbcupload #poetryinaldeburgh #theverb #poetrypharmacy #thelondonstandard #allieesiri #williamwordsworth #williamwordsworthpoetry
September 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Wordsworth's poem, Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 2nd, 1802. #paddingtonstation #networkrail #thelondoner #bbclondon #bbcupload #poetryinaldeburgh #theverb #poetrypharmacy #thelondonstandard #allieesiri #williamwordsworth #williamwordsworthpoetry
John Milton: Sonnet 19. On going blind before he is even half-way through his life, he is angry. Then he considers that how we respond to trials may be more important than our abilities.
September 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
John Milton: Sonnet 19. On going blind before he is even half-way through his life, he is angry. Then he considers that how we respond to trials may be more important than our abilities.
This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin (ammended slightly). The rendition was part of my Poetry of Hope performance at Bunkfest. People told me what they hoped for and I responded with poems. #bunkfest #chiswickbookfestival #philiplarkin #philiplarkinsociety
September 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin (ammended slightly). The rendition was part of my Poetry of Hope performance at Bunkfest. People told me what they hoped for and I responded with poems. #bunkfest #chiswickbookfestival #philiplarkin #philiplarkinsociety
Yesterday I was at Bunkfest with an interactive performance: Poetry of Hope. This is an abridged version of Una Marson's poem, There Will Come A Time.
September 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yesterday I was at Bunkfest with an interactive performance: Poetry of Hope. This is an abridged version of Una Marson's poem, There Will Come A Time.
Tennyson: June Bracken and Heather.
August 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tennyson: June Bracken and Heather.
Last night I was on a roof garden at an event put on for the charity Heropreneurs. The poem is He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven by WB Yeats.
June 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Last night I was on a roof garden at an event put on for the charity Heropreneurs. The poem is He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven by WB Yeats.
Here is Poem of the Week that I provide for the NHS Mental Health Team in which I work.
June 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here is Poem of the Week that I provide for the NHS Mental Health Team in which I work.
Here is a poem for Father's Day. Robert Hayden: Those Winter Sundays.
June 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here is a poem for Father's Day. Robert Hayden: Those Winter Sundays.