“Storm in Brooklyn Subway,” a poem by Menna Elfyn, was selected as the Guardian’s Poem of the Week. The work captures the collective rush for shelter during a city storm, evoking a near-religious, spiritual power. The poem uses vivid imagery such as a “thistle of rain” and “litany in lightning,” making the storm feel both tangible and transcendent. The Brooklyn subway serves as a sanctuary from the tempest, highlighting the unity of urban dwellers in the face of nature’s fury.