Fear of Poetry (1983)

An improvisatory 40minute 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 Coopers 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 coexisting in a place where according to Flanagan love is still possible