"Poetry In Motion" is a UK No. 1 hit single in 1961, recorded amongst others by Johnny Tillotson... Tillotson's version was the most successful... The song was written by Paul Kaufman and Mike Anthony, who said that the inspiration for it came from looking up from their work and seeing a procession of young ladies from a nearby school pass by on the sidewalk outside each afternoon... In the US Billboard Hot 100, "Poetry in Motion" peaked at No. 2 in November 1960, kept out of the No. 1 spot by "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles... In the UK Singles Chart it hit No. 1 in January 1961...