Writers of today. Archibald MacLeish / produced by the Educational Television and Radio Center in cooperation with the American Book Publishers Council ; filmed by Dynamic Films, Inc. ; directed by Lee R. Bobker.

Year Published: 1955

Creator: National Educational Television

Format: 16mm

Description: Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune interviews distinguished American poet, Archibald MacLeish. Mr. MacLeish outlines his ideas on what poetry is and should be, including ideas on its uses. For him, poetry must come from experience and give form to experience. He sees younger writers as turning inward toward more spiritual and emotional themes and expressions.

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