Fear of Poetry

Release Date: 1983-01-01

Overview: An improvisatory 40-minute foray into a fervent, formative period in the lives of poets such as Dennis Cooper, Benjamin Weissman, Amy Gerstler, and Bob Flanagan, who took part in Cooper’s famed Wednesday Night Poetry readings. Drawing on archival footage from those gatherings, including interviews and readings, Fear of Poetry presents a snapshot of Venice in the 1980s: a chorus of punks, poets, artists, and performers co-existing in a place where, according to Flanagan, “love is still possible.”

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Cast

Dennis Cooper

as Self

Bob Flanagan

as Self

Benjamin Weissman

as Self

Amy Gerstler

as Self

Jack Skelley

as Self