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.”
Gail Kaszynski
Director, Writer
Dennis Cooper
Self
Bob Flanagan
Self
Benjamin Weissman
Self
Amy Gerstler
Self
Jack Skelley
Self
Jocelyn Fisher
Self
Sherrie Levin
Self
Debbie Patino
Self
Annie Powell
Self
A Love Song for Latasha70%
Hellzapoppin'72%
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons68%
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show68%
Trevor Noah: Where Was I63%
Naqoyqatsi61%
Cunk on Shakespeare75%
Jack Whitehall: At Large68%
For Colored Girls67%
Tom Segura: Disgraceful71%
Stutterer74%
The Edge of Love62%
Looking for Richard68%
The Irishman: In Conversation74%
Powaqqatsi72%
The Talented Mr. Ripley71%
The Miracle Season71%
Little Ashes58%
In a World...63%
Only the Lonely61%
