Archibald MacLeish

United States, 1990

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Episode number 4 of Series “Writers of today”.
In an re-released 1950’s interview conducted by Walter Kerr, Archibald MacLeish outlines his ideas on what poetry is and should be, including ideas on its uses. For him, poetry must come from experience and give form to experience.

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Credits

co-director

Lee R. Bobker

Walter Kerr

production company

American Book Publisher's Council

Educational Television and Radio Center

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1990

Appears in

Writers of today

Group of items

Writers of today

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304824

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Literature → Poets

People → Interviews

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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