Poetry in Motion
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles Olson, incantatory and oratorical, radical, sometimes incorporating contemporary political imagery. Black Mountain poets, the Beats, minimalists like John Cage, the wordless Four Horsemen, Tom Waits, and others capture aspects of poets as troubadours.More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charle... Read more
Starring Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Jim Carroll, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, Tom Waits, Michael Ondaatje, Ntozake Shange, Gary Snyder
It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Ireland.
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