Once a recognized poet, Oscar is now an unemployed middle-aged man living off his elderly mother. When a concerned friend suggests he teach poetry at a school, Oscar reluctantly begins teaching, where he discovers a young poetic prodigy. A delightful character study by Colombian director Simón Mesa Soto, A Poet follows Oscar as he discovers his past in an unexpected place and begins to shape a new chapter in his life. Tragicomedy—a genre in which comedy and tragedy coexist—may be the most fitting description of A Poet, as it transforms a wretched daily life into a comedy of living and presents life's lowest point as the starting point for another prime. (Molly KIM)