Robert Duncan...A Life in Poetry

Features Robert Duncan discussing his parents, his homosexuality, and his business as a poet. Observes Duncan at his home in San Francisco as he explains that he chooses a poetic form that involves a melody of both sounds and images which affect each other to form a new unit, just as musical notes create new chords and harmonies. Includes Duncan giving visual performances of several of his poems., Features Robert Duncan discussing his parents, his homosexuality, and his business as a poet. Observes Duncan at his home in San Francisco as he explains that he chooses a poetic form that involves a melody of both sounds and images which affect each other to form a new unit, just as musical notes create new chords and harmonies. Includes Duncan giving visual performances of several of his poems.