More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Several also comment. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are energetic performers, and their...
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Helen Adam | ... |
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Miguel Algarín | ... |
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| Amiri Baraka | ... |
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Ted Berrigan | ... |
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| Charles Bukowski | ... |
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| William S. Burroughs | ... |
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| John Cage | ... |
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Jim Carroll | ... |
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Jayne Cortez | ... |
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Robert Creeley | ... |
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Christopher Dewdney | ... |
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Diane Di Prima | ... |
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Kenward Elmslie | ... |
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Four Horsemen | ... |
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| Allen Ginsberg | ... |
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John Giorno | ... |
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Michael McClure | ... |
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Ted Milton | ... |
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David Murray | ... |
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| Michael Ondaatje | ... |
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| Ed Sanders | ... |
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| Ntozake Shange | ... |
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| Gary Snyder | ... |
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| Tom Waits | ... |
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| Anne Waldman | ... |
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Directed by
| Ron Mann | ||
Produced by
| Karl Bardosh | ... | producer |
| John Giorno | ... | associate producer |
| Ron Mann | ... | producer |
| Murray Sweigman | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Robert Fresco | ||
Editing by
| Peter Wintonick | ||
Production Design by
| Sandra Kybartas | ||
Production Management
| Colin Brunton | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| David Joliat | ... | sound |
Additional Crew
| Emile de Antonio | ... | consultant |
| Cynde Harmon | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmswelike (2004) (World-wide)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (United States) (DVD)
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More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Several also comment. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are energetic performers, and their poems are meant to be heard. 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.
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| Budget | CAD160,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | References Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971). See more » |