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Jim Jarmusch's new film asks where poetry comes from

Clip: 01/19/2017 | 5m 31s

As movies seem to keep getting bigger and louder, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch still sets his own pace. In his latest, a bus driver makes his daily route through the streets of Paterson, New Jersey, taking in the stuff of everyday life to write poems. Jeffrey Brown talks with Jarmusch and poet Ron Padgett, who composed poems for the film.

Aired: 01/19/17

Rating: NR

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