phone-a-poem

phone a poem

Pick up the landline handset and dial a number to hear a poem. Harnessing the magic of the Wonderfoon (made in Nederlands), this artwork riffs on John Giorno’s iconic 1969 artwork, ‘Dial-a-Poem’, featuring work by local poets.

The handset contains a pre-programmed .mp3 player, and can be installed on site for participants to engage with throughout the installation period. There is an additional complement provided online, whereby you can dial 1800-POETRY to hear the options from home.

Thanks to support from Regional Arts Victoria, I have funding to support 10x new paid poetry commissions as part of this project, prioritising poets based in or with a strong connection to regional Victoria.

Submissions will open in November, and I'll be running some free poetry workshops in the lead-up - 4 in my local area, and one online. Sign up to my Poem Post newsletter to stay in the loop.

Originally created as a digital experience using a softphone IVR system as Poem Phone for the 2018 Digital Writers’ Festival.

This project is proudly supported by Regional Arts Victoria through the Regional Arts Fund Project Grants.