Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place is a 2007 documentary film about the life of the poet Charles Olson produced and directed by independent film-maker, Henry Ferrini.

[1] It was called “the best film about an American poet ever made” by William Corbett of the Boston Phoenix.

Henry Ferrini is a native of Gloucester himself, and feels the way Olson does about the issues of progress.

[citation needed] Author Jim Harrison has called the film "sublime" and "simply stunning."

Russell Banks has called the film "an invaluable contribution to our literature.