Today’s good news is a little different. It is all about poetry. It is not just about poems but a unique way to deliver poems. It is called Telepoem.
These are refurbished phone booths that when visited and a number is dialed, the caller can listen to a selection from over 1000 poems. You don’t need a quarter either.
– Vintage phone booths and kiosks with 1000+ verses in the poetry directory allow you to dial-a-poem on a rotary or push-button phone.
– A multi-sensory community gift: visual, haptic and aural, multi-genre and multi-media. ADA accommodations provide poetry for all users of all physical abilities.
-Poetry, art, and music pieces, that engage participation and feature community poets. Performance vehicle for voices of many kinds. Co-created with the community.
Current Installations:
Telepoem Booth® Iowa
in the Millwork District covered walkway connecting East 10th and East 11th streets, Dubuque, IA
Telepoem Booth® Bisbee
Jonquil Motel, 317 Tombstone Canyon Rd.
Bisbee, AZ
Telepoem Booth® Santa Fe
Genoveva Chavez Community Center
3221 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM
Telepoem Booth® NMHU
Burris Hall, National Ave., New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
Telepoem Booth® State College
The Maker, 209 W. Calder WayState College, PA
So the good news is there is poetry is available in refurbished cast-off phonebooths. Even better news would be a poem booth on every corner. Today’s JohnKu talks about joy. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Surprise by John W. Howell © 2022
Finding some good news,
When all the world genders bad . . .
Is a joy for sure.
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Thank you for sharing, Michael.
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That’s a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing the news, John! When there were still these phone booths, I remember some people staying in them for almost an hour. They had probably already had something read to them back then. 😉 Have a nice Friday! xx Michael
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I can’t imagine staying on the phone that long. Thanks, Michael.
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This made me smile on this miserable day…
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I’m glad it did, Jaye. 😊
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😊
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That is such a cool and original thing! Fabulous find, John.
You keep on finding these good stories! Happy Friday!
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Thank you, Dale. 😁
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🙂
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What a clever idea! Thx for brightening my Friday, John!
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I’m glad you liked it, Lori. 😁
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What a clever and wonderful idea! I sort of miss the days of payphones.
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I have had a love/hate relationship with phone booths. I did consulting work for AT&T payphone division. It was in decline at the time.
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I know where there’s still a payphone in a little town on TX 35. If I thought I could dial-a-poem, I’d stop there in a minute! No phone booth, though. I’m glad to see my home state of Iowa included in your list.
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I wonder if the phone still works? Iowa? Thanks where the tall corn grows.
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It still worked a couple of years ago. I used to use it regularly, but once I got a cell phone, that was the end of that.
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The same for most people. I think the only pay phones left are in prison.
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That’s such a creative idea.
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It is for sure. Thanks, Craig.
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How unique! Great job in finding these, John.
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That’s pretty cool, John.
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I hadn’t heard of this, John. So clever! Thanks for sharing.
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The Producer found this one. Thanks, Jill.
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Great find!
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I want a telepoem booth!!
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We all could use one I think.
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Oh my, like the street pianos these booths offer delight. Ingenious! Thank you for sharing this novelty, John — and wonderful haiku! 💗
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Thank you, Gwen. 😁
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Interesting concept. Though I’m guessing the rotary will stump some people. Extra plus side is that Superman has a place to change again.
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There you go. I knew there would be another benefit. I wonder where he changes now?
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Out in the open. Nobody looks up from their phone long enough to notice.
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Good point.
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What an uplifting idea! So many people are not exposed to poems, now they can be. Brilliant!
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I hope they continue. They have taken a few of them down. (No reasons given)
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Oh wow. What a great idea! A tip of the cap to the initiators. … and thanks for the fitting JohnKu. Have a good weekend.
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Thank you, Frank. Have a good weekend as well.
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I can’t even remember the last time I saw a phone booth, but what a unique idea!
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I know right? I can’t remember either. Thanks, Teri.
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What a brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing this, John. The old phone booths are nostalgic and poetry is the perfect way to utilize them!
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I thought so too. Thanks, Jan. 😁
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What a nice idea, John. I may have to travel a bit to make a call, but I hope to see more in my area! Happy Friday!
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I hope they do expand.
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I’ll keep an eye out!
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Me too.
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That’s a great idea. There’s so many great ways that idea could be expanded upon. I hope I run into one of those one day.
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It would be fun to give it a try. Thanks, Phil.
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That’s pretty cool, John. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
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I thought so too, Tim 😊
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What a fantastic idea! Thanks for letting us know, John. I hadn’t heard this news before. Good use for all those dinosaur phone booths; I hope it will promote more interest in poetry, too.
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I think it will promote interest in poetry, Debbie. Thanks. I would like to try one. 😁
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Very creative! Never heard of them. You could add one of your JohnKu’s! Love the idea – TGIF to you.
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Ha ha ha. Thank you, Jo. Have a super weekend.
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A wonderful haiku for a super creative idea, John. That’s so cool. I hope the idea catches on and spreads. 🙂
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Thank you, Diana.
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Best news ever, John! I will have to find one of these amazing phone booths 🙂
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I would like to find one as well. Thank you, Denise.
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What a great idea!! Too bad the closest one to me is 10+ hours away. I hope this ideas spreads and more of these booths start popping up.
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It would be nice to see them everywhere
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Boss
This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen! State College is a three hour ride, thereabouts and I really have no reason to go up there . . . excepting for this.
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Well….
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This is incredible news, John! I’d love to see one of these around here someday. Great haiku, also!
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Thank you, Lauren. 😊
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I didn’t know anything like this existed. I haven’t seen a phone booth in years.
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Me either, Pete.
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Jeez, how did I miss these in New Mexico? Darn!
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I think they would be easy to miss since our minds would think they were just phone booths. 😁
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What a terrific plan. Some of our old red boxes are now mini libraries places to drop off charitable gifts food banks ans I saw one where you could get your fortune told though it was a squeeze. Long may this continue.
Just imagine what other splendid uses that could be put to old redundant buildings. The house of commons say or the White House?
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Definitely the White House. 😁
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What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing this bit of good news. Have a wonderful weekend 💕🙂
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I would love to have one here. Thanks, Harmony.
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OMG! Talk about street art.
Did I mention street installation art?
LOVE this phonecept.
How do I get one on my street?
To good to be true.
Your JohnKu erased my blue. Thank you!
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I always keep a blue eraser handy. It woud be great to have one for sure. Thanks, Resa
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What’s a blue eraser.
I’m so uneducated.
Yeah…let’s all get Poetry Booths!!!!
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I thought you said my JohnKu erased your blue. All I meant was I have a JohnKu handy for all events.
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Ahhh!! Well, with all the drawing I do, I’m always up for a new eraser!
Still, your JohnKu erased my blue!
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Ha ha ha.
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How unique!
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It is isn’t it?
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I wonder if Superman listens to some inspirational poetry as he’s changing into his outfit in one of these. 🙂
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I’m sure he does. Thanks, Mark.
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What a great idea!!
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It is Jennie. 😁
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😀
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😊
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Fun, unique, and unexpected! However, someone in an emergency is surely going to be disappointed.
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Don’t forget Superman. I coud see him jump into a booth and pause to listen to a poem or two.
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Haha. Could be very distracting.
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