Desc: Lives and Deaths of the Poets: Directed by Leland Steigs. With Edward Robert Bach, Jonah Baker, Sharon Carpenter-Rose, Bruce Allen Dawson. Lives and Deaths of the Poets spoofs and parodies incidents taken from the lives of famous writers, artists, and musicians (collectively "Poets") throughout history. Comprising a series of approximately 50 comic vignettes, the movie is the fictional story of what really did not happen to these famed Poets, who have so enriched all of our lives.