The Subway System

'The Subway System' is a poem from Bel Schenk's groundbreaking verse novel Every Time You Close Your Eyes, which is set across two blackouts in New York. The first is the famous blackout of 1977, when this excerpt is set, and which was remembered for widespread looting and arson. The second blackout, in 2003, forms a counterpoint – but you'll have to read the book to find out more! The Subway System People on the platform…