Gotta see that, Barry.
& BTW everyone: John Newlove is one of our best from the 60s through the late 80s: I cant recommend that Collected highly enough... (& I appear in the film about him).
Doug
On Mar 24, 2014, at 10:50 AM, Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Pleased to have an unexpected opportunity to witness this film in my favorite presentational format (the in-person screening). I know a few writers who attended the Vancouver Poetry Conference in 1963 but never happened to hear a detailed account from any of them. You'll find a link to a two minute trailer by clicking on more information (from the poetry foundation):
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> The Line Has Shattered
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> The Line Has Shattered (55 min.), is a new documentary exploring the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Conference. The film is directed by Robert McTavish, who will be present for the screening.
> Robert McTavish is a Canadian documentary film-maker whose works include Ghosts on the Land (2001), Fiddler’s Map (2003) and What To Make of It All?: The Life and Poetry of John Newlove (2006). He also edited A Long Continual Argument: The Selected Poems of John Newlove (Chaudiere Books, 2007, afterword by Jeff Derksen) which was hailed by the Globe and Mail as “a fitting monument to the poet’s consummate craftsmanship, and a cause for national celebration.”
> Space is limited. Please RSVP to [log in to unmask]
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> For more information on the film, see
> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2013/06/the-line-has-shattered-new-documentary-explores-1963-vancouver-poetry-conference/ [The Poetry Foundation web site].
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> When
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> Monday, March 24, 2014
> 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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> Where
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> Gelman Library
> 2130 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052
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