More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles … Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Jim Carroll, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, Tom Waits Added on Amazon Prime 2021-06-04.