Watch Polis is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

Polis is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place is a documentary of poet Charles Olson, who struggles through the film to try and save Gloucester, Massachusetts from the things taking away from what Charles views as the essence of Gloucester. Progress at what cost for cities across America is the question posed in this portrait of a poet. Extraordinary possibilities can be found in the small things that add beauty to life is the message of the film. The film was chosen as an Official Selection, in 2007, at the Berkeley Film and Video Festival, and won the accolades of critics.