What magic happens when, instead of writing alone, poets work together?

“I was listening to the Rolling Stones and asking myself what makes the magic, thinking about how the band have a magic electricity together, an elevated energy that they don’t have as solo artists, but how writing together makes magic happen. And I suddenly thought- why don't poets ever try to write together?” - Robert Montgomery

Inspired by the Rugby League World Cup strapline “The Power of Together” artist and poet Robert Montgomery joined forces with Emergency Exit Arts and eight leading poets, to create four, striking, double-sided light poems.

The impressive mobile artworks explored themes of inclusivity, the sound of the stadium, the joy of reconnecting through sports post-lockdowns, and the dynamic nature of rugby league. Mounted on the back of trailers, the poems journeyed across the North of England stopping off at locations in and around Rugby League World Cup host cities, from civic squares, to stadiums, libraries and local rugby league clubs.