Meet Me on the Phone Poetry Collective

‘Meet Me… on the Phone’ is a programme of group phone calls led by artist facilitators in which a collective of over 65s in Lewisham explore poetry and storytelling.

Listen below to a selection of poems written and performed by members of the group. Selected poems read by Rosaline and Sharon. Sound design by Antosh Wojcik.

Brief Lives

Moira

Community

Moira

Dreams

Alison

Early Morning Call

Philip

Earth/Dirt

Pauline

Untitled, read by Rosaline

Written by Elizabeth

Midnight Sun, read by Jeanie

Written by Elizabeth

Mother's Day 2026

Moira

Poetry Goes Pop

Philip

Seth, read by Sharon

Written by Zenith

Snowing, read by Rosaline

Written by Zenith

Stardust

Alison

Living Life

Stella

My Make Up

Stella

Wherever You Are

Stella

The Elusiveness of Light, read by Jeanie

Written collectively by Philip, Alison, Gloria and Zenith, supported by artist Amber Obasi

Wind, read by Sharon

Written collectively by Zenith, Jeanie, Alison, Elizabeth and Pauline, with support from Amber Obasi

As part of the Telegraph Hill Festival in March 2026, the Meet Me on the Phone Poetry Collective recorded selected works for an installation in a disused public phone box, in partnership with the Jerningham Road Telephone Box Project. Members of the public heard the work of Elizabeth, Alison, Gloria, Jeanie, Moira, Pauline, Philip, Stella and Zenith, alongside a tangle of phone wires.

Meet Me… on the phone is part of ‘Meet Me…’ an award-winning programme of creative and social activities, where older people in Lewisham can make friends, enjoy their favourite activities and learn new crafts. The programme is a partnership between The Albany and Entelechy Arts.

Members meet every Monday on the phone between 3pm and 4pm. Please contact meetme@entelechyarts.org if you are interested in joining.