# "The Minister of Loneliness"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2025
- Speaker: Sarah Kay
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_the_minister_of_loneliness)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Sarah Kay performs "The Minister of Loneliness," a heartwarming poem imagining what life would look like if homes were connected with tin-can telephone strings, creating a universe of curiosity, joy and connection.

## Lectures

1. ["The Minister of Loneliness"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sarah_kay_the_minister_of_loneliness/f076438c32e5), 5 min (TED's player)