A poem is sometimes pivotal to a movie, even if the movie isn't about the poem. Watching "In Her Shoes," on a transatlantic flight (watchable enough under the circumstances), I was surprised that a transformative scene for Cameron Diaz's character hinges on her reading a poem--Bishop's "One Art". A Cummings poem also makes a cameo.
It is very interesting ways in which movies are represented or dealt with in poems. I'll be back with some examples...
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