In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn - Poet

Overview

This feature documentary profiles poet Milton Acorn, who left his home in Prince Edward Island in the late 1940s to earn his living as an itinerant carpenter, and wound up in Toronto as one of Canada's most highly regarded poets and one of its most outrageous literary figures. Dubbed "The People's Poet" by fellow poets, he won the Governor General's Literary Award in 1975. Burned out by personal crises, Acorn moved back to Charlottetown in 1981. This film, directed by a P.E.I. filmmaker, brings out Acorn's wit, love of nature, unorthodox political views, and sometimes infuriating personal contradictions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1984

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Milton Acorn,Charlotte Gobeil

Director

Kent Martin

Producer

Kent Martin,Barry Cowling

Cinematography

Kent Nason

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0226815