Tulsa: Ron Padgett (2016)

Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard and Dick Gallup, he produced The White Dove Review, an art and culture magazine. Both Padgett and Brainard serendipitously moved together to New York City, where Padgett studied at Columbia University under the tutelage of Kenneth Koch and interacted with various Beat poets. He has taught poetry at various schools in the City, edited volumes such as the Full Court Press and Teachers & Writers Magazine and written volumes of poetry including 2013’s Collected Poems which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He also wrote “memoirs” of both Brainard and fellow Tulsan Ted Berrigan.

Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 4 min
Release Date:
Production: Citizen Film
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en

Keywords

artist, poet, writer, documentary, documentary short

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What is Tulsa: Ron Padgett about?
Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard and Dick Gallup, he produced The White Dove Review, an art and culture magazine. Both Padgett and Brainard serendipitously moved together to New York City, where Padgett studied at Columbia University under the tutelage of Kenneth Koch and interacted with various Beat poets. He has taught poetry at various schools in the City, edited volumes such as the Full Court Press and Teachers & Writers Magazine and written volumes of poetry including 2013’s Collected Poems which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He also wrote “memoirs” of both Brainard and fellow Tulsan Ted Berrigan.
How long is Tulsa: Ron Padgett?
Tulsa: Ron Padgett has a runtime of 4m (4 minutes).
What genre is Tulsa: Ron Padgett?
Tulsa: Ron Padgett is a Documentary film.
Where was Tulsa: Ron Padgett produced?
Tulsa: Ron Padgett was produced in United States of America.