Poetry In America

The Emperor of Ice-Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Directed by Elisa New
S4 • E6    May 6, 2024    26m
Modernist poet Wallace Stevens balanced his long career as an insurance executive with a thrilling life of the imagination. Actor Murray Bartlett, ice cream maker Gus Rancatore, cognitive scientist Laurie Santos, scholar Al Filreis, poet David Baker, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Bob Rubin, and the 2021 National Student Poets join Elisa New.

Where to Watch Poetry In America - S4 • E6

Cast of The Emperor of Ice-Cream, Motive for Metaphor

  • David BakerSelf
  • Murray BartlettSelf
  • Aanika EragamSelf
  • Al FilreisSelf
  • Kevin GuSelf
  • Kechi MbahSelf
  • Sarah Fathima MohammedSelf
  • Gus RancatoreSelf
  • Bob RubinSelf
  • Laurie SantosSelf
  • Louisa ThomasSelf
  • Elisa NewDirector / Writer / Executive Producer
  • Tiffany KhanExecutive Producer
  • Steven AllardiCinematographer
  • Nikki BramleyCinematographer
  • Michael CestaroCinematographer
  • Timothy NaylorCinematographer
  • Robert PierceCinematographer
  • Tony RossiCinematographer
  • Peter RhodesEditor

 

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