Whatever happened to British culture? This from the BBC:

"The BBC is launching a search for a poem for the nation in the spirit of the classic hymn Jerusalem.

The BBCi online competition ends on 31 May, after which a panel of judges - including eminent poets - will select a shortlist for National Poetry Day on 9 October.

"We want a poem for Britain," said Daisy Goodwin, the host of BBC Two's Essential Poems, a five-part series which begins on Friday.

"We're looking for a poem of our times, one that might be set to music and sung at weddings, on football terraces or in school assembly."

"Great poetry is furniture for the mind," she added."