CREATED BY:
Martha Sager and Anthony Tedesco

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY:
Borders Media, www.Bordersmedia.com

Strong Bat Productions, in association with the Student Publishing Program and the Greatest Living Writers Project www.225pm.org

DIRECTED BY:
Martha Sager and Anthony Tedesco

EDITING:
Anthony Tedesco
Rocio Martinez

POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES:
Strong Bat Productions www.strongbat.com

PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS:
Brad Barnes and Spare Key Productions www.sparekeyproductions.com

POST PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS:
Bruce Walker
Rocio Martinez
Todd Barnes
Jessica Page
Kylie Tanner
Peter Fiumara

CAMERA CREW:
Todd Barnes
AJ Katter
Anne Marty
Mic Locker
John E. Bryant
Michelle Manzanares

GRAPHICS:
Paul Tedesco of BRAND(6) www.brand6.com

PUBLISHING COPYRIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS:
“Dulce de Leche” is excerpted from Oveous Maximus Live
by Oveous Maximus. Copyright © 2007. Used by permission
of author. All rights reserved.

“Human the Death Dance” is excerpted from Live for a Living
by Buddy Wakefield. Copyright © 2007 by Buddy Wakefield. Used
by permission of Write Bloody Publishing. All rights reserved.

“Teacher” is excerpted from Factory of Tears, by Valzhyna Mort.
Copyright © 2008 by Valzhyna Mort. Used by permission of
Copper Canyon Press. All rights reserved.

“What Teachers Make” is excerpted from What Learning Leaves,
by Taylor Mali. Copyright © 2002 by Taylor Mali. Adapted by
the author. Used by permission of Hanover Press. All rights reserved.

“It Is What It Is” is excerpted from Horse Latitudes, by
Paul Muldoon. Copyright © 2006 by Paul Muldoon. Used by
permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC and
Faber and Faber, Ltd. All rights reserved.

“Standing Room Only” is excerpted from General Admission,
by Paul Muldoon. Copyright © 2006 by Paul Muldoon.
Used by kind permission of the author and The Gallery Press.
All rights reserved.

“Self-Portrait as a Bear” is excerpted from White Apples and the
Taste of Stone: Selected Poems, 1946-2006, by Donald Hall.
Copyright © 2006 by Donald Hall. Used by permission of
Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

“The Great Poet Returns” is excerpted from Blizzard of One,
by Mark Strand. Copyright © 1998 by Mark Strand. Used by
permission of Alfred A. Knopf. All rights reserved.

“Wind-Guided Children” is excerpted from Oveous Maximus Live
by Oveous Maximus. Copyright © 2007. Used by permission
of author. All rights reserved.

“Spinning Till You Get Dizzy” is excerpted from Close to Death,
by Patricia Smith. Copyright © 1998 by Patricia Smith.
Used by permission of Zoland Books. All rights reserved.

“Totally Like Whatever” is excerpted from Conviction,
by Taylor Mali. Copyright © 2003 by Taylor Mali.
Used by permission of author. All rights reserved.

“Totally Like Whatever” by Taylor Mali is excerpted from
SlamNation, director Paul Devlin. Copyright © 1998 by
Paul Devlin.  Reproduced with the permission of Paul Devlin’s
Slammin’ Entertainment.

“Don’t Try This At Home” is excerpted from General Admission,
by Paul Muldoon. Copyright © 2006 by Paul Muldoon.
Used by kind permission of the author and The Gallery Press.
All rights reserved.

THEME MUSIC BY:
Strong Bat Productions, with Ian Alexander, featuring Britta Alexander on violin.

MUSICAL GUESTS:
Kim Addonizio on blues harp, accompanying her poem “Blues for Robert Johnson” at Bowery Poetry Club for Page Meets Stage, a co-production of Words Worth Ink and Blue Flower Arts. “Blues for Robert Johnson” can be found in Kim’s book What is This Thing Called Love (W.W. Norton & Company, 2004).

Rackett:
Stephen Allen on keyboards
Bobby Lewis on drums
Lee Matthew on guitar and vocals
Nigel Smith on bass, vocals and song writing
Paul Muldoon on guitar (and lyrics)
With special thanks to Eric Lybeck and Henry Rich, song writers of “Don’t Try This At Home.”
And special thanks to MTV Books for its Bowery Poetry Club party launching Third Rail: The Poetry of Rock and Roll, edited by Jonathan Wells

MUSICAL ARTISTS AND RECORDING COMPANIES:
“The Story”
Written and Performed by Brandi Carlile
Published by Viper Striketh Music (ASCAP)
From the CD The Story
Courtesy of Sony BMG

“You Can Bring Me Flowers”
Written and Performed by Ray LaMontagne
Published by Chrysalis Music Group USA
From the CD Till The Sun Turns Black
Courtesy Sony BMG

“A Prayer for St. Rita”
Written and Performed by Mark Geary
Published by pubBLAST! Songs / Mark Geary Songs (BMI)
From the CD Ghosts
Courtesy of sonaBLAST! RECORDS, LLC

“The Contender”
Performed by Yarn
Written by Blake Christiana & Shane Spaulding
Published by Ardsley Music
From the CD Yarn

“Standing Room Only”
Written by Paul Muldoon/Nigel Smith
Published by Fled Is That Music (ASCAP)
Performed by RACKETT
From the CD Standing Room Only
Courtesy of Scamafone Records

“Area”
Written by Jamie Leonhart/Michael Leonhart/Nicholas Bleiberg
Published by FB Odini Songs (ASCAP)
Performed by Jamie Leonhart
From the CD Area

“Never Be”
Written and Performed by Kelley McRae
Published by pubBLAST! Songs / Kelley McRae Songs (BMI)
From the record Never Be
Courtesy of sonaBLAST! RECORDS, LLC

“Hell’s Adopted Mile”
Written and Performed by Jamie Barnes
Published by pubBLAST! Songs / Jamie Barnes Songs (BMI)  
From the record Recalibrated Heart
Courtesy of sonaBLAST! RECORDS, LLC

“Dizzy Atmosphere”
Written and Performed by Dizzy Gillespie
Published by Universal Music Group
From the CD Timeless: Dizzy Gillespie
Courtesy Savoy Jazz Group

“Don’t Try This At Home”
Written by Paul Muldoon/Eric Lybeck/Henry Rich
Published by Fled Is That Music (ASCAP)
Performed by RACKETT
From the CD Don’t Try This At Home
Courtesy of Scamafone Records

WITH SPECIAL THANKS AND CONSIDERATION TO:
Alison Granucci and Blue Flower Arts, blueflowerarts.com

Steven Barclay and The Steven Barclay Agency barclayagency.com

Frederick T. Courtright and The Permissions Company permissionscompany.com

Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSi) poetryslam.com

The Speakeasy Poetry Series
Heather O’Neill
Jessica Piazza
Rebecca Lindenberg
Michael Hansen
Bridget Cross
Tim Erickson

Bowery Poetry Club bowerypoetry.com
Bob Holman
Gary Glazner
Shappy Seasholtz
Matt Lydon

Paul Rizzo and The Bitter End, bitterend.com
Poets House poetshouse.org
Eat Media eatmedia.net
Mike Rowe and The Digital Society digsoc.com
Constance Vidor, for sharing her story
Sean Haskins

OPEN-DOOR POETRY IS A PRESENTATION OF:
Borders Stores, Inc. bordersstores.com
BordersMedia.com bordersmedia.com
Rich Fahle, Executive Producer
Charles Wagner, Producer

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