# In a Dark Time

Theodore Roethke imparts his views on the sources and functions of poetry and his approach to writing poetry. Mr Roethke reads some of his works which illustrate his conviction that a poet should reveal every aspect of his nature. Professor Knowles deals with individual motivation and behavior in groups, explaining why people join groups and why some members block or dominate group action. Presents a demonstration and discusses the motivation of each participant in the demonstration.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1964
- Runtime: 26 min
- By: San Francisco State College. Poetry Center, Contemporary Films
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/inadarktime_201512)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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