Movie Description
Poetry in Motion
(1982)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ron Mann
- Cast : Charles Bukowski,William S. Burroughs,John Cage,Jim Carroll,Robert Creeley,Allen Ginsberg,Tom Waits,Michael Ondaatje,Ntozake Shange,Gary Snyder,John Giorno,Ted Berrigan,Ed Sanders,Diane Di Prima,Amiri Baraka,Anne Waldman,Kenward Elmslie,Christopher Dewdney,Michael McClure,Ted Milton,Michael Ondaatje,John Giorno,Ntozake Shange
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Original TitlePoetry in Motion
Status Released
Release Information
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1982-09-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Genres
- Documentary
