Well, I adore poets, and I found this one to be one of the best directed modern American films I have seen. The film itself often felt like a poem. I'm also a fan of Schnabel's Basquiat (1995). Btw, I think the hippie dialogue is just part of the film in Easy Rider, and not some personal revelation on the part of the director or the actors. As far as I know, most of it was also improvised on spot.