Fighting Words

Directed by E. Paul Edwards

With C. Thomas Howell, Cristina Maxwell, Fred Williamson, Val Lauren and Michael Parks

An angry coffeehouse poet meets an attractive, conservative publisher, who is interested in his work. She wants him to enter the Los Angeles Poetron, a contest where poetry is read competitively. Jake rejects the idea because he believes poetry is an art and not a competition. But the beautiful Marni sways Jake—it’s love at first sight.