A Poet from the Lower East Side

A Poet from the Lower East Side (1997)

Documentary

Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Shot just two years before Ginsberg's death, the film follows the two friends as they share poetry and laughs, wandering the streets of the Lower East Manhattan, musing about the past and contemplating the future.

Director: Gyula Gazdag

Casts

	Allen Ginsberg as Self
	Jonas Mekas as Self
	István Eörsi as Self
	Peter Orlovsky as Self

Crew