Pick up the landline handset and dial a number to hear a poem. Harnessing the magic of the Wonderfoon (made in Nederlands), each number on the rotary phone unlocks a unique poem read by the poet. Phone-a-Poem riffs on John Giorno’s iconic 1969 artwork, ‘Dial-a-Poem’, featuring work by contemporary Australian poets.
Created and led by Red Room Poetry Creative Producer Izzy Roberts-Orr, Phone-a-Poem invites audiences to pause, pick up a handset and enter the space of the poem. An interactive and tactile experience designed to extend our audio archive from the digital realm into public space, Phone-a-Poem encourages audiences of all ages to engage with poetry.
This project is proudly supported by Regional Arts Victoria through the Regional Arts Fund Project Grants.
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Gnatanwarr Gunditjmara Mirring
By Isabella Eichler-OnusI Welcome You //
sweet eucalyptus karrang and salty breeze
swampy pastures and sandy shores -
Gariguda
By Barry James GilsonGariguda walks and calls your name ,
In the sand as whispering whirlpools ,
And dances down the dying light ,
In a time where you could be human or animal, -
Carrot Flowers for Bertha
By Alex Creece—onyx velvet—
—dash— —dreaming of—
—paradox— —porosity—
—creatures— —missing so much—so much— -
Swimming Poem
By Ross Gillettthe poem isn’t sure
about its body
maybe its left arm is imaginary -
Owlet Nightjar
By Allis HamiltonHe watches. Mostly he is still.
Only his eyes shift.
His steadiness is astonishing.
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A New Year
By James WaltonThere you are
in a barrage of dry lightning
this disdain of fireworks
makes crackling of our skin
Past Events
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Phone-a-Poem Online Workshop #1
Tuesday 12th November 2024
Until Tuesday 12th November 2024 -
Phone-a-Poem Online Workshop #2
Tuesday 26th November 2024
Until Tuesday 26th November 2024
