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Poetry has long been a medium that has communicated the concerns of the heart and mind during times of crisis, and one subject that has motivated many poets to reach for their pen is war. Many of the world's great poets have written eloquently about the violence and madness of armed conflict, among them Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Wilfred Owen, Sherman Pearl, and Siegfried Sassoon among many others, and in 2003, when Laura Bush invited a group of poets to visit the White House for a symposium
Apr 15, 2005 Wide
Sep 27, 2005
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Stodgily structured by intercutting grisly stock footage with talking heads and muddy videos of Poets Against the War events, Voices in Wartime isn't nearly as cinematically inspiring as many of the poets it brings to light.
An important new documentary that looks at the ways in which poetry helps people come to terms with conflict.
A stirring testament to the search for meaning.
Voices in Wartime is a thoughtful, provocative exploration of the ways poets have dealt with the experience of battle throughout history.
It's interesting that, in a documentary about war poetry that supplements literary readings with the occasional use of exceedingly bloody archival war footage, the words more than hold their own against the pictures.
A string of fine, thought-provoking ideas.
An absorbing and eye-opening documentary about war poetry.
One of the most original war movies ever made. Men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.
An overview of the historic relationship between war and poetry.
The film's self-limiting pacifism precludes a closer look at the poetry of war, which is not synonymous with poetry against war.
Making poetry cinematic requires greater imagination than King evinces...If the medium isn't always as sturdy as the message, that's a fault that can be readily overlooked.
...fascinating and extremely literate documentary Voices in Wartime manages to present the poet's position on war without turning completely into an anti-Bush film.
Filled with some of the most powerful poetry and shattering images ever to come out of warfare.
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