"3 Cheers for BART!": Read our favorite BART poems written by riders at SweaterFest

3 cheers for BART! Best time of year, let's spread some cheer! All the trains run far and near. Richmond line is so divine. This'll surely feel so right. You're sure to get to your destination with delight! - Lon

At SweaterFest '24 this past weekend, we invited attendees to write wintery poems all about BART, and nearly 100 poets stepped up to pen BART odes that would make the Bard proud (had he stuck around long enough to see the invention of mass rail transit). Reading through the works, we were struck by the profound professions of love for transit, which rivaled Shakespeare's finest romances. BARTy is to the Bay as Juliet is to Romeo. Some of the poems even brought tears to BART employees' eyes! 

A group of people

The rules were simple: Start each sentence with the specified letters and include mention of a few transit-y words.

We invite you to read some of our favorite poems in the slideshows. Click and hold on a poem to pause the slideshow.

Happy holidays to all and to all a safe ride!

Didn’t make it to SweaterFest? 

There’s still time to buy a sweater, scarf, and beanie (the sweater vests are sold out). Head to Railgoods.com to get your BART holiday swag! 

 

Title: We are here, We are BART. Stop the train! We have arrived at our De(st) in(ation). Everyone is dripped out, BARTCORE. And the band drops banger after banger. Trees sway to the groove. Ever just ... feel at home? Remember: We are so lucky to be here. Fools would we be to take BART for granted. Ears perk up as we are called to pose. Smile for the camera, Live for the moment. Til next year: Enjoy the journey!