The Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection

Loneliness is not only the absence of people — it is the absence of meaningful attention. Living Poems restore that attention through artful dialogue. Accessible through simple chat interfaces like Claude, they act as portable pauses — small rituals of connection that fit into daily life.

Living Poems for a Lonely World was a commission for The Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection (GILC) comprised of non-profit organizations committed to ending the pressing global issues of loneliness and social isolation through awareness, research, supporting implementers of evidence-based practices, and advocating policy change.