The poet
Sections
- 1. Segment 1 (01:46)
- 2. Segment 2 (00:46)
- 3. Segment 3 (01:02)
- 4. Segment 4 (01:48)
- 5. Segment 5 (03:26)
- 6. Segment 6 (01:16)
- 7. Segment 7 (01:57)
- 8. Segment 8 (00:37)
- 9. Segment 9 (00:37)
- 10. Segment 10 (00:48)
- 11. Segment 11 (00:57)
- 12. Segment 12 (00:39)
- 13. Segment 13 (00:15)
- 14. Segment 14 (00:25)
- 15. Segment 15 (01:17)
- 16. Segment 16 (01:39)
- 17. Segment 17 (00:19)
- 18. Segment 18 (00:43)
- 19. Segment 19 (00:52)
- 20. Segment 20 (00:53)
- 21. Segment 21 (00:13)
- 22. Segment 22 (00:32)
- 23. Segment 23 (00:30)
- 24. Segment 24 (00:26)
- 25. Segment 25 (01:00)
- 26. Segment 26 (00:32)
- 27. Segment 27 (00:29)
- 28. Segment 28 (01:01)
- 29. Segment 29 (00:15)
- 30. Segment 30 (00:47)
- 31. Segment 31 (01:04)
- Date
1960
- Summary
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Mr. Hartzell interviews three American poets to find out why they are writing poetry in a mechanical age. Is being a poet a real job? Or is a poet essentially a non-productive member of society? Should everyone be able to write poetry? Mr. Ciardi and Mr. Rexroth discuss the reasons for the fact that much of today’s poetry seems incomprehensible. Mr. Eberhart describes the poet’s function, and what motivates his choice of subjects. Slums, wars, despair, are as valid subjects for poetry as are spring, love and joy, since the poet’s function, among other things, is to be a commentator on all phases of life, the three poets decide.
- Contributors
Dick Hartzell; John Ciardi; Richard Eberhart; Kenneth Rexroth; Office of Television Activities, Washington University; Ralph Patrick; Everett Bovard; Robert N. Wilson; Richard Heffron; Harold Barron; Dan Lovins; KETC, St. Louis
- Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genre
Educational
- Subject
Poetry ; Poets.
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
2 Films (0:00:00); 16mm
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003175330; Other: GR00466436; MDPI Barcode: 40000003175330; MDPI Barcode: 40000003113547
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