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Poetry in Motion

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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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 197859
  • Status Released
  • Released Canada September 17, 1982 (Toronto Film Festival premiere) United States of America October 1, 1982 (Chicago International Film Festival) Italy June 16, 2012 (Biografilm Festival)
  • Runtime 91 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country Canada
  • Original Language English
  • Production Company Sphinx Productions
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