damian entwistle<p>Today's poem was written by a steerage passenger travelling on the SS Great Britain, during a voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool, in 1854. It was posted on the main gangway of the vessel, before being torn down by Ships' Officers. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/SSGreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSGreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/ship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/steerage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steerage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/catering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/provisions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provisions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/treatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treatment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/passenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passenger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/complaints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complaints</span></a></p>