Phones

Episode 35

Phones

A thoughtful Poetry Tavern episode exploring poems about phones, from the frustration of automated call systems in Kirin O’Driscoll’s “Please Hold” to digital longing and illusion in Thomas Wells’s “Social Media Princess.” Charlotte reflects on how modern communication can connect, isolate, mislead, and trap us, revealing the strange emotional weight carried by phones and screens.

0:00

Download episode

← All episodes

More episodes

Numbers
Episode 57

Numbers

In this episode, we will talk numbers, in the way that they interact with our every day lives.

Josa Keyes
Episode 56

Josa Keyes

In this episode, we talk to Josa Keyes about her perspective on poetry.

Cats
Episode 55

Cats

In this episode, we talk about wonderful feline friends, with poems from Charles Bukowski and Cesare Pavese.