Poetry about Phones

These modern and technologically-infused poems capture the role of phones in contemporary life. They portray the impact of communication devices on human connections, exploring themes of isolation and more.

These verses may reflect on the constant accessibility and the allure of the digital world while also delving into the dangers of disconnection from reality.

Poets use imagery of screens, notifications, and virtual conversations to provoke contemplation about the role of phones in shaping modern society and the balance between technological convenience and genuine human interaction.

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Please Hold

by Ciaran O’Driscoll

‘Please Hold’ by Ciaran O’Driscoll speaks to a general frustration about the automated nature of contemporary life and the horror of being “on hold.”

Phones are not just part of the setting in this poem—they are the setting. The entire situation takes place during a phone call, and the phone becomes a symbol of how cold and impersonal our daily tools have become. What should be a simple call turns into a trap of looping messages and robotic voices. This topic is used effectively to show how technology, especially phones, has changed the way people deal with everyday problems.

This is the future, my wife says.

We are already there, and it’s the same

as the present. Your future, here, she says.

And I’m talking to a robot on the phone.

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Peckham Rye Lane

by Amy Blakemore

‘Peckham Rye Lane’ captures the vivid chaos and fleeting peace of London’s streets through keen observations from a bus ride.

Phones are mentioned quickly, but they help show the modern setting and how people interact with the world around them. Someone’s phone in the heat becomes part of what the speaker sees out the window. It’s a small detail, but it adds to the picture of daily life in a city. Phones are tools, distractions, and extensions of people now. By including this, the poem stays rooted in the present day and the way people live now.

The sun, today –

it leaks desperation,

Gunmetal droplets of perspiration

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