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Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

2007•56m
Documentary

Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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Production

Ferrini Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Ammiel Alcalay

Willie Alexander

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka

Robin Blaser

Charles Boer

Shahar Bram

Robert Creeley

Diane Di Prima

Gerrit Lansing

Charlie Olson

Michael Rumaker

Ed Sanders

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

John Sinclair

Chuck Stein

John Stilgoe

Susan Thackery

Anne Waldman

Anne Waldman

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Myriam Cyr

Myriam Cyr

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