Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Book Soup, West Hollywood
Poetry Goes to the Movies brings together 101 poets responding to film—its myths, influence, and deep entanglement with personal and collective memory. Featuring work from Rita Dove, Sesshu Foster, Michael Ondaatje, Danez Smith, Kim Addonizio, Martí n Espada, Amy Gerstler, Lee Herrick, Garrett Hongo, Larry Levis, Sally Wen Mao, Diane Seuss, Amber Tamblyn, William Archila, Robert Pinsky, Paisley Rekdal, Brendan Constantine, David Hernandez, and many others, the book presents an expansive and dazzling exploration of cinema’s impact on literature and life.