New forms, new functions : an expert roundtable discussion of prominent American poets asking, do historical contexts influence a poet's immediate needs of expression? / Thin Air Video ; Contemporary Poetry Archives ; a documentary by Mitch Corber.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Corber, Mitch, producer.

Berssenbrugge, Mei-mei, 1947- associated name.

Oppenheimer, Joel, associated name.

Rakosi, Carl, 1903-2004, associated name.

Violi, Paul, 1944-2011, associated name.

Wright, Rebecca, 1942- associated name.

Thomas, Lorenzo, 1944-2005, moderator.

Contemporary Poetry Archives, producer.

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.). Poetry Project, producer.

Thin Air Video (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetics--Congresses.

Poetics.

Poetry--Congresses.

Poetry.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (43 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York : Thin Air Video, 1988.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

A moderated discussion with a group of noted American poets who talk of the interplay of form and content in poetry and its relation to the creative process. Includes audience participation.

Participant:

Panelists: Mei Mei Berssenbrugge, Joel Oppenheimer, Carl Rakosi, Paul Violi, Rebecca Wright, with Lorenzo Thomas, moderator.

Notes:

Recorded May 1988, St. Marks Church Poetry Project, NYC.

OCLC:

47992429