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- The Untouchable: Something that will always be out of reach.
- 7 Days, 7 Lines: Write a poem where each line/sentence is about each day of last week.
- Grandma’s Kitchen: Focus on a single memory, or describe what you might imagine the typical grandmother’s kitchen to be like.
- Taste the Rainbow: What does your favorite color taste like?
- Paterson. This gentle film from Jim Jarmusch can be described in a word – lovely. It takes as its premise a quiet tale about a bus driver and poet (played by Adam Driver) named Paterson – who coincidentally lives in Paterson, New Jersey – and turns his life into an ephemeral work of art.
- The Kindergarten Teacher. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Lisa, a kindergarten teacher and amateur poet who discovers that her very young student is a gifted writer.
- Slam. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at 1998’s Sundance, Slam tells the story of a young poet, Ray (played by Saul Williams), who is trying to escape the racism of the criminal justice system.
- Blue Car. In this intense coming of age film from the early 2000’s, the grieving teenager Meg finds solace from her difficult life in writing poetry – and also in a toxic relationship with her English teacher.
Feb 12, 2016 · How can film be poetic? Some artistic filmmakers incorporate so much beauty, visual storytelling, and music in their films while tackling some very profound narratives, that they are able to elevate their work from a “film” to an “experience.”
Aug 5, 2020 · I was inspired by a particular tone poem style adaptation of an Alfred Tennyson poem by John X. Carey called “Be Near Me,” but my adaptation was a narrative style short film, albeit without dialogue. Pick the style that fits your story.
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- Dead Poets Society (1989) Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke. Comedy, Drama (2h 8m) 8.1 on IMDb — 84% on RT.
- Orpheus (1950) Directed by Jean Cocteau. Starring Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares. Drama, Fantasy, Romance (1h 52m) 7.9 on IMDb — 97% on RT. Orpheus is the centerpiece of Jean Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, right between The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).
- Kill Your Darlings (2013) Directed by John Krokidas. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall. Biography, Drama, Romance (1h 44m) 6.4 on IMDb — 76% on RT.
- The Basketball Diaries (1995) Directed by Scott Kalvert. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol. Biography, Crime, Drama (1h 42m) 7.3 on IMDb — 47% on RT.
Aug 21, 2023 · Certain films, while not directly about poets or poetry, capture the essence of poetry through their narratives, visual aesthetics, or thematic explorations. These films offer a poetic lens to view the world, echoing the introspective, evocative, and visually rich nature of poetry.
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Apr 11, 2021 · Poems have helped to create some of the most poignant scenes in movies—think of W.H. Auden’s "Funeral Blues" in Four Weddings and a Funeral, or Elizabeth Bishop’s "One Art" in In Her Shoes....
