On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Los Angeles’ premier venue for poetry hosted a night of luminaries celebrating the work of one of the poetry world’s stars: Kenneth Rexroth. This 83-minute film, shot at Beyond Baroque, the notoriously avant-garde Literary Arts Center in Venice Beach, attracted an eclectic and eccentric roster of participants extolling Rexroth’s impact on his art forms. The Signature of All Things film expounds on the poet’s legacy with captivating recitation, live music, and rare accounts of Rexroth’s remarkable life by some of the most important writers, historians, and activists of our day.
The Signature of All Things
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Los Angeles’ premier venue for poetry hosted a night of luminaries celebrating the work of one of the poetry world’s stars: Kenneth Rexroth. This 83-minute film, shot at Beyond Baroque, the notoriously avant-garde Literary Arts Center in Venice Beach, attracted an eclectic and eccentric roster of participants extolling Rexroth’s impact on his art forms. The Signature of All Things film expounds on the poet’s legacy with captivating recitation, live music, and rare accounts of Rexroth’s remarkable life by some of the most important writers, historians, and activists of our day.