7 6 3 6 ▁( THE - PO EM ) ▁any time ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁poem . ▁The ▁service ▁ran ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ended ▁because ▁Anderson ▁lack ed ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁money ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁continue . ▁He ▁produced ▁the ▁record ings ▁himself ▁and ▁fund ed ▁the ▁project ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁money , ▁sales ▁of ▁Cl iff ord ▁D uff y ' s ▁first ▁book ▁Blue ▁Dog ▁Plus , ▁individual ▁spons or ships , ▁and ▁spons or ships ▁by ▁book st ores , ▁local ▁craft s men , ▁and ▁schools . ▁Part icip ating ▁book st ores ▁included ▁The ▁Word ▁Book store , ▁Ar go ▁Book shop , ▁The ▁Double ▁Hook ▁Book ▁Sh op , ▁Steve ▁Wel ch ▁Books , ▁and ▁Vé h ic ule ▁Press . ▁Anderson ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁the ▁service ▁received ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁phone ▁calls ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁that ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁po ets ▁contributed . ▁He ▁described ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁po ems ▁as ▁containing ▁" th emes ▁of ▁reaction ▁to ▁society ' s ▁structures ▁and ▁structures , ▁personal ▁and ▁social ▁violence , ▁top ical ▁issues ▁of ▁sex ▁and ▁gender , ▁and ▁people ▁cop ing ▁with ▁al ien ation ▁and ▁the ▁sh ifting ▁ground ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁personal ities ." ▁ ▁D ial - A - Po em ▁Montreal ▁participated ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁e ighth ▁National ▁Book ▁Festival ▁in ▁April ▁ 1