BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
A look at the life of Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spends two years in prison before leaving for the United States.

BRAVE NEW VOICES
In 44 communities across the U.S., teenagers are competing for a spot on their regional poetry teams. This series will follow the stories of six of these teams as they select their poets to compete at the National Slam Poetry championship.

BRIGHT STAR
an extraordinary film based on the true story of undying love between renowned poet John Keats and his spirited muse Fanny Brawne. In the wilds of 19th century England, a forbidden passion draws the two closer even as fate conspires to tear them apart.

DEAD POETS SOCIETY
An English professor, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest--changing their lives forever.

DEF POETRY
Taped live at the Supper Club in New York, Def Poetry is hosted by popular rap artist Mos Def, and spotlights original material performed by contemporary urban poets and well-known music/comedy artists.

IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN)
The postman, Mario, enlists the aid of the poet Pablo Neruda to conquer the heart of the beautiful Beatrice.

POETIC JUSTICE
A mismatched pair pushed together on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland find themselves reluctantly attracted to each other, when they are confronted once again by the shocking violence they thought they'd left behind.

THE POETRY LOUNGE
Learn the fundamentals of writing and performing "spoken word" poetry from some of the most accomplished poets of the movement.

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before.

SLAMNATION: THE SPORT OF SPOKEN WORD
Before Russell Simmons' Def Poety Jam, Slamnation captured the cutthroat world of spoken-word poetry. The film follows Saul Williams and three other top poets as they make their way to the National Poetry Slam, the Super Bowl of poetry.

SYLVIA
A powerful and compelling love story about two of the last centurys most influential artists, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.