Rita Dove: An American Poet

Overview

A series of in-depth conversations with Poet Laureate Rita Dove—conducted and recorded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley between September 2012, and October 2013. The film explores the poet's life, exposing fundamental facts of Dove's childhood and formative years growing up in Akron, Ohio in the 1950s and during the turbulent 1960s, supplemented by selections from hundreds of still images and several hours of home movies from the Dove family's collection.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 31, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Rita Dove

Director

Eduardo Montes-Bradley

Writer

Eduardo Montes-Bradley

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3211016