Overview
- Poe’s wife, Claudia Summers, confirmed his death on Dec. 25, noting he died surrounded by loved ones.
- He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2022 and had undergone treatment.
- A pioneer of New York’s No Wave movement, Poe’s work documented the downtown punk scene at venues like CBGB and Max’s Kansas City.
- Seminal titles include The Blank Generation (co-directed with Ivan Král), Unmade Beds, The Foreigner, Subway Riders, and the later Alphabet City, alongside music videos and the public-access show TV Party.
- A 2020 legal dispute resulted in Král gaining control of The Blank Generation and other films, with Poe’s credit removed, as tributes from figures such as Kim Gordon and Jim Jarmusch followed news of his death.