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.

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