Poetry in Motion

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 17, 1982

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Cast

Ed Sanders,Jim Carroll,Diane Di Prima,William S. Burroughs,Ted Milton,Ted Berrigan,Anne Waldman,Charles Bukowski,Ntozake Shange,Michael Ondaatjeand 10 more

Director

Ron Mann

Cinematography

Robert Fresco

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0084514