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The People’s Poetry Gathering

Plot: This film explores the great themes of the People’s Poetry Gathering: the relationship of oral, written, and musical forms of poetry. Both feature traditional forms such as the Puerto Rican concorso de trovadores (a poetry contest) and literary poets such as Galway Kinnell and Sekou Sandiata, as well as new forms and formats, such as a Heavyweight Poetry Bout between Sherman Alexie and Patricia Smith and a teen slam
Release Date: Friday, January 1 1998
25 years ago
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Portrait of Nick DoobNick Doob
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Portrait of Steven ZeitlinSteven Zeitlin
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