Dial-A-Poem project
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conceptual art project
poetry project
sound art project
telecommunications art project
telephone-based poetry service
The Dial-A-Poem project was an innovative late-1960s telephone-based poetry service that let callers listen to recorded poems by contemporary poets and artists, helping to bring experimental poetry into everyday life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual art project
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poetry project ⓘ sound art project ⓘ telecommunications art project ⓘ telephone-based poetry service ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Giorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
audio tapes
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telephone calls ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
poetry
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sound art ⓘ telecommunications art ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental poetry
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performance poetry ⓘ sound poetry ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
dissemination of contemporary poetry
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integration of poetry into everyday life ⓘ promotion of experimental poetry ⓘ public access to recorded poetry ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later poetry hotlines
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sound art distribution practices ⓘ telecommunications-based art ⓘ telephone art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat poetry
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New York avant-garde art scene ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| location |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| medium |
audio recording
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telephone ⓘ |
| movement |
American avant-garde
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New York School of poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ conceptual art movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
free public access via telephone
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randomized poem selection for callers ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Allen Ginsberg
NERFINISHED
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Anne Waldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernadette Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Brion Gysin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ashbery NERFINISHED ⓘ John Giorno NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Rauschenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dial-A-Poem Poets LP series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Giorno Poetry Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| use |
answering machines
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tape recorders ⓘ telephone network ⓘ |
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