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flag The iconic Dial-A-Poem poetry phone service has been revived online, offering global, on-demand access to spoken-word poems.

flag The Dial-A-Poem art installation, created by John Giorno in the 1960s to deliver random poems by phone, has been revived for the digital age, now accessible worldwide via the internet. flag The updated version preserves the original concept of spontaneous, anonymous poetic encounters while using online platforms to expand its reach. flag The project, continued by a collective honoring Giorno’s legacy, offers on-demand access to spoken-word poetry, blending art and technology to maintain poetry’s role as an immediate, public experience. flag Christopher Intagliata, an editor at All Things Considered, is involved in the project’s development.

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