Hear folksinger, poet, and journalist Job Conger, of Springfield, Illinois, sing one of Vachel Lindsay's poems, "The Dream of All the Springfield Writers" at Lindsay's grave.
Listen to a spirited reading of some of Dorothy Parker's poems and learn the strange tale of her "afterlife" (the long journey her ashes took to arrive where they are).
Listen to Kentucky Poet, novelist and actress, Donna Ison, as she brings three of Parker's death-related poems to life!
Journey to the beautiful back hills of Kentucky to hear Brother Paul Quenon read the work of Thomas Merton and tell stories of the famous poet-monk. Hear Brother Paul, who is also a poet, read "The Trappist Cemetery -- Gethsemani" IN the very same, next to Merton's grave.
For two years we have been following one man's journey to the graves of 235 American poets. This film chronicles this modern literary pilgrimage to poetry readings and singing at the graves of poets, as well as the halls of academia to look at why and how people remember their dead poets, what role the poet plays in our society, and the changing views of death, the afterlife and cemetery design as seen in American poetry.
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