Poets Against the Bomb

Name: Poets Against the Bomb
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1981-11-25
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Pete Brown, Gavin Ewart, Adrian Mitchell, Brian Patten, Harold Pinter

November 25, 1981
Directed by
Francis Fuchs

An event organised by CND pits the bomb against poetry. Hear artists who hoped that words and rhymes could put an end to destructive times.

bomb

poetry

pacifism

poetry reading

Last Updated: November 18, 2025

Cast

Pete Brown

Gavin Ewart

Adrian Mitchell

Brian Patten

Harold Pinter

Featurette

Poets against the Bomb (1981) | BFI National Archive