Pride Poets hotline brings creativity and comfort to LGBTQ community

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“There's someone on the line who is down to share a little piece of themselves and be vulnerable and get a piece of art and have a response to that — that's the best,” says writer Brian Sonia-Wallace about the Pride Poets hotline.

“There's someone on the line who is down to share a little piece of themselves and be vulnerable and get a piece of art and have a response to that — that's the best,” says writer Brian Sonia-Wallace about the Pride Poets hotline. Photo by Brian Sonia-Wallace.

The Pride Poets hotline writes custom, on-the-spot, free poems for anyone who dials in. This year, its creative team took more than 200 calls. 

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel, Robin Estrin