Released:
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.”

Director:
Gail Kaszynski

Runtime:
0h 40min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Dennis Cooper
  as
  Self
• 
  Bob Flanagan
  as
  Self
• 
  Benjamin Weissman
  as
  Self
• 
  Amy Gerstler
  as
  Self
• 
  Jack Skelley
  as
  Self