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Frederick Glaysher
At Crazy Wisdom Bookstore. 114 S. Main St, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. May 13, 2017. 7:00 PM.
Frederick Glaysher reading from The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem, a shaman-like tale or chant for our time, a Journey toward healing the psyche of the planet.
Like a story around a campfire. —From the Audience
Since 2014, I’ve read at Crazy Wisdom five times, for the poetry and the story-telling groups and a shaman book group; and since my epic is over 9,000 lines, I thought I’d invite people here tonight (May 13) for a little longer taste of it than merely 5 or 10 minutes, for more of a sense of the story as a shaman Journey drawing from and evoking all of the great spiritual and wisdom traditions and regional civilizations.
If modernity meant evolving away from the old forms of exclusivism into the exclusivism of the Enlightenment outlook, from the moon, together, we can now see universality.
As a global tale, I am speaking to the entire planet, not merely the Western world. While the whole is always more than the sum of its parts, I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to such writers and thinkers as the historian Arnold Toynbee, Carl Jung, Huston Smith, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, and many others of open and universal sensibility. Campbell, especially, wrote on shamanism and myth and their power to heal the tribe through a visionary experience and tale. Campbell also wrote repeatedly about the overview Image of Earthrise, rising above the horizon of the moon, as the great new mythic Image and Symbol for our time. I hope that my epic tale might be judged worthy of the best in their thinking and work.
PROGRAM...
Book I Poets East and West
In the mid part of the moon, I stood,
in the midst of the Sea of Tranquility,
looking around me from rim to curving rim...
Book II Black Elk and Chief Seattle
While I was trying to absorb it all,
a figure emerged from far down the hill,
where I could see two trees close together...
Book XI Tagore and Vyasa
I cast a sideways glance at Tagore, to which
he replied, “The River Beas. The ashram
of the great sage, Vyasa, epic poet of
the Mahabharata, India’s greatest poem...
Book VI Sun Wukong and the Mogao Caves
I followed him up and along the stairs
and a walkway, sensing he knew the way,
my Monkey King guide...
REVIEWS
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance, in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Dr. Hans-George Ruprecht, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters. —ML Liebler, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend Frederick Glaysher’s poem. —James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Very intrigued by his background. I'm extremely impressed with the quality and depth of the writing. So well written. It's almost like a stepping stone into all this world lit that people might otherwise never touch. —R. J. Fox, Kerrytown BookFest, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bravo to the Poet for this toilsome but brilliant endeavour. —Umme Salma, Transnational Literature, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
YouTube Playlist - Epic Poetry Readings and Workshop. Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Frederick Glaysher.
Epic Poetry Reading, Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 2017
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Frederick Glaysher
At Crazy Wisdom Bookstore. 114 S. Main St, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. June 10, 2017. 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Thank you for coming tonight. I’m Frederick Glaysher, author of an epic poem, The Parliament of Poets, set partly on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility, and around the world.
Since 2014, I’ve read at Crazy Wisdom five times, for the poetry, story-telling, and shaman groups; and since my epic is over 9,000 lines, I thought I’d invite people here tonight for more of it than merely 5 or 10 minutes, a sense of the story as a shaman tale and Journey drawing from and evoking all of the great spiritual and wisdom traditions and regional civilizations.
If modernity meant evolving away from the old forms of exclusivism into the exclusivism of the Enlightenment outlook, from the moon, together, we can now see universality.
As a global tale, over 30 years in the making, I am speaking to the entire planet, not merely the Western world. While the whole is always more than the sum of its parts, I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to such writers and thinkers as the historian Arnold Toynbee, Carl Jung, Huston Smith, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, and many others of open and universal sensibility. Campbell, especially, wrote on shamanism and myth and their power to heal the tribe through a visionary experience and tale. Campbell also wrote repeatedly about the overview Image of Earthrise, rising above the horizon of the moon, as the great new mythic Image and Symbol for our time. I hope that my epic tale might be judged worthy of the best in their thinking and work.
Apollo calls all the poets of the nations, ancient and modern, East and West, to assemble on the Moon to consult on the meaning of modernity. The Parliament of Poets chooses one of its own, the Poet of the Moon, and sends him on a Journey to the seven continents to learn from all of the spiritual and wisdom traditions of humankind. On Earth and on the Moon, the poets teach him a new global, universal vision of life.
The book has twelve chapters, each with three to five cantos, more than forty throughout. I’m going to read excerpts from only four cantos tonight. To suggest the scope of the book, it is set partly on the moon and in Australia, India, Cambodia, Burma, Tibet, China, Japan, Africa, France, England, Russia, the Middle East, Central and South America. First, a selection from the very beginning of Book I, chapter one, set on the moon, already at the Apollo 11 landing site, followed by selections from elsewhere in the book.
Book I, on the Moon, the main character, the Poet of the Moon, speaking...
Book XI East Congo, Africa
Then she said to me, “I am Sogolon,
King Sundiata’s mother, the good sorceress,
of ancient Mali, from the griot tradition...
REVIEWS
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance, in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Dr. Hans-George Ruprecht, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters. —ML Liebler, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend Frederick Glaysher’s poem. —James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Very intrigued by his background. I'm extremely impressed with the quality and depth of the writing. So well written. It's almost like a stepping stone into all this world lit that people might otherwise never touch. —R. J. Fox, Kerrytown BookFest, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
YouTube Playlist - Epic Poetry Readings and Workshop. Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Frederick Glaysher.
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Introduced by ML Liebler. Frederick Glaysher reading from The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem, at Hannan Cafe, off-campus near Wayne State University, and at the Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan. Best Selections 2015 - 2017. 13 minutes.
If the old exclusivisms evolved into the exclusivism of the Enlightenment, from the moon, together, we can see universality...
One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call. --Rumi
A shaman-like tale or chant, a story, a Journey toward healing the psyche of the planet, drawing from and evoking all of the great spiritual and wisdom traditions and regional civilizations.
As a global epic tale, I am speaking to the entire planet, not merely the Western world. While the whole is always more than the sum of its parts, I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to such writers and thinkers as the historian Arnold Toynbee, Carl Jung, Huston Smith, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, and many others of open and universal sensibility. Campbell, especially, wrote on shamanism and myth and their power to heal the tribe through a visionary experience and tale. Campbell also wrote repeatedly about the overview Image of Earthrise, rising above the horizon of the moon, as the great new mythic Image and Symbol for our time.
SYNOPSIS
The Parliament of Poets is set partly on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility, and around the world.
Apollo calls all the poets of the nations, ancient and modern, East and West, to assemble on the Moon to consult on the meaning of modernity. The Parliament of Poets chooses one of its own, the Poet of the Moon, and sends him on a Journey to the seven continents to learn from all of the spiritual and wisdom traditions of humankind. On Earth and on the Moon, the poets teach him a new global, universal vision of life.
One of the major themes is the power of women and the female spirit across cultures.
The book has twelve chapters, each with three to five cantos, more than forty throughout. To suggest the scope of the book, it is set partly on the moon and in Australia, India, Cambodia, Burma, Tibet, China, Japan, Africa, France, England, Russia, the Middle East, Central and South America.
REVIEWS
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, South Asian Studies, Harvard University, author on the Mahabharata.
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance, in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Hans Ruprecht, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, author on Goethe, Borges, etc.
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters. —ML Liebler, Poet, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Very readable and intriguingly enjoyable. A masterpiece that will stand the test of time. —Poetry Cornwall, No. 36, England, UK
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend his poem. —The Society of Classical Poets
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, in Poets' Quarterly
I'm extremely impressed with the quality and depth of the writing. So well written. It's almost like a stepping stone into all this world lit that people might otherwise never touch. —R. J. Fox, Kerrytown BookFest, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I am in awe of the brilliance of this book! Food for the soul, and answers to humanity's most pressing problems, right where they belong, in the epic poetry of all the teachers, magicians, prophets, shamans, and poets of all time... Everyone must read this book, especially if you enjoy literature, wisdom, and philosophy. —Anodea Judith, Novato, California, author of The Global Heart Awakens
YouTube Playlist - Epic Poetry Readings and Workshop. Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Frederick Glaysher.
Poetry Reading, Epic Poetry Reading, Frederick Glaysher. November 30, 2015.
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Thirty years in the making, set partly on the moon, at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility, a Journey toward healing the psyche of the planet.
In a world of Quantum science, Apollo, the Greek god of poetry, calls all the poets of the nations, ancient and modern, East and West, to assemble on the moon to consult on the meaning of modernity. The Parliament of Poets sends the Persona, the Poet of the Moon, on a Journey to the seven continents to learn from all of the spiritual and wisdom traditions of humankind. On Earth and on the moon, the poets teach him a new global, universal vision of life.
One of the major themes is the power of women and the female spirit across cultures. Another is the nature of science and religion, including Quantum Physics, as well as the two cultures, science and the humanities.
That transcendent Rose symbol of our age, the Earth itself, viewed from the heavens, one world with no visible boundaries, metaphor of the oneness of the human race, reflects its blue-green light into the blackness of the starry universe.
Reviews
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance, in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Dr. Hans-George Ruprecht, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters... A landmark achievement Mr. Glaysher. Bravo! —ML Liebler, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend Frederick Glaysher’s poem and hope he will find a larger readership for it.
—James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Contributing Editor, Poets' Quarterly (Spring 2015), in My Odyssey as an Epic Poet: Interview with Frederick Glaysher.
If you choose to read The Parliament of Poets—and I hope that you will!—know that you are reading a devotional work of a poet-seer, one who yearns for and envisions a unified world in which spiritual verities draw all people together. —Bob Dixon-Kolar, Assistant Professor of English, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Bravo to the Poet for this toilsome but brilliant endeavour. —Umme Salma, Transnational Literature, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
This Great Poem promises to be the defining Epic of the Age and will be certain to endure for many Centuries. Frederick Glaysher uses his great Poetic and Literary Skills in an artistic way that is unique for our Era and the Years to come. I strongly recommend this book to all those who enjoy the finest Poetry. A profound spiritual message for humanity. —Alan Jacobs, Poet Writer Author, Amazon UK Review, London, UK
Am in awe of its brilliance... Everyone must read this book. —Anodea Judith, Novato, California
Don't be intimidated by an epic poem. It's really coming back to that image of the storyteller sitting around the campfires of the world, dipping into and weaving the story of humanity, in the most beautiful, mellifluous language. —Miriam Knight, Portland, Oregon, New Consciousness Review radio
YouTube Playlist - Epic Poetry Readings and Workshop. Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Frederick Glaysher.
Epic Poetry Reading, Frederick Glaysher, The Parliament of Poets, Selections 2015 - 2017
Earthrise Press.
(Ingram Book Company's Aerio Bookshop)
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Hardcover, Kindle, ePub, iTunes, PDF, Nook, Overdrive, etc.
Printed in the USA, UK, Australia, and India.
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Frederick Glaysher
Reading from The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem, at the Detroit Public Library, Hannan Cafe off-campus near Wayne State University, and twice at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Selections 2015 - 2017.
A shaman-like tale or chant, a story, a Journey toward healing the psyche of the planet, drawing from and evoking all of the great spiritual and wisdom traditions and regional civilizations.
If the old exclusivisms evolved into the exclusivism of the Enlightenment, from the moon, together, we can see universality...
One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call. --Rumi
As a global epic tale, I am speaking to the entire planet, not merely the Western world. While the whole is always more than the sum of its parts, I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to such writers and thinkers as the historian Arnold Toynbee, Carl Jung, Huston Smith, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, and many others of open and universal sensibility. Campbell, especially, wrote on shamanism and myth and their power to heal the tribe through a visionary experience and tale. Campbell also wrote repeatedly about the overview Image of Earthrise, rising above the horizon of the moon, as the great new mythic Image and Symbol for our time. I hope that my epic tale might be judged worthy of the best in their thinking and work.
The Parliament of Poets is set partly on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility, and around the world.
Apollo calls all the poets of the nations, ancient and modern, East and West, to assemble on the Moon to consult on the meaning of modernity. The Parliament of Poets chooses one of its own, the Poet of the Moon, and sends him on a Journey to the seven continents to learn from all of the spiritual and wisdom traditions of humankind. On Earth and on the Moon, the poets teach him a new global, universal vision of life.
The book has twelve chapters, each with three to five cantos, more than forty throughout. To suggest the scope of the book, it is set partly on the moon and in Australia, India, Cambodia, Burma, Tibet, China, Japan, Africa, France, England, Russia, the Middle East, Central and South America.
REVIEWS
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University, author of several books on the Indian Mahabharata.
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance, in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Hans Ruprecht, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters. —ML Liebler, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Very readable and intriguingly enjoyable. A masterpiece that will stand the test of time. —Poetry Cornwall, No. 36, England, UK
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend Frederick Glaysher’s poem. —James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
I'm extremely impressed with the quality and depth of the writing. So well written. It's almost like a stepping stone into all this world lit that people might otherwise never touch. —R. J. Fox, Kerrytown BookFest, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I am in awe of the brilliance of this book! Everyone must read this book. —Anodea Judith, Novato, California
Don't be intimidated by an epic poem. It's really coming back to that image of the storyteller sitting around the campfires of the world, dipping into and weaving the story of humanity, in the most beautiful, mellifluous language. —Miriam Knight, Portland, Oregon, New Consciousness Review radio
YouTube Playlist - Epic Poetry Readings and Workshop. Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Frederick Glaysher.
Epic Poetry Reading, Frederick Glaysher, Robert Hayden Centennial Conference and Poetry Tribute
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Reading at the ROBERT HAYDEN CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE AND POETRY TRIBUTE, November 1, 2013, from my epic poem The Parliament of Poets.
Rackham Amphitheatre -- Fourth Floor. The Rackham Graduate School. The University of Michigan. 10:00AM -- 5:00PM. 915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
The Department of English at the University of Michigan has announced plans for a one-day conference on November 1, 2013 in honor of Robert Hayden, the distinguished poet and educator who received an M.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1944 and returned to teach at the university in 1970 as Professor of English until his death in 1980.
Hayden has emerged as a major figure in American literary history. He is the leader, along with Gwendolyn Brooks, of the generation of African American poets that emerged in the 1940s to achieve widespread critical attention and a massive presence in anthologies and textbooks. He served as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress (the position now known as Poet Laureate of the United States) from 1976-1978. The U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp in 2012 to honor his achievement.
The keynote address of the conference, to be held in the Rackham Amphitheater, will be delivered by Harryette Mullen, Professor of English and Creative Writing at UCLA, a Guggenheim Fellow (among other honors), and a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her volume of essays and interviews, The Cracks Between What We Are and What We Are Supposed to Be, appeared in 2012.
Professor Mullen will be introduced by A. Van Jordan of the U-M faculty. A panel discussion in early afternoon will include Mullen, Linda Gregerson (of the U-M faculty), Lawrence Joseph, a Detroit native and the preeminent Arab-American poet of our time, and Frederick Glaysher, editor of Hayden's Collected Poems and Collected Prose. Robert Hayden is a character in Glaysher's recently published epic poem, The Parliament of Poets. Laurence Goldstein, Professor of English and co-editor (with Robert Chrisman) of Robert Hayden: Essays on the Poetry (University of Michigan Press, 2001), will serve as panel moderator.
In late afternoon, MFA students will read from and speak about Hayden's poems, along with other participants in the conference.
Timetable:
10 a.m. Keynote address by Harryette Mullen
12-1:30 p.m. Lunch at various restaurants around campus
1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel discussion
3:00-5:00 p.m. Readings and remarks by audience members
Reviews
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend Frederick Glaysher’s poem and hope he will find a larger readership for it.
—James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, Poet, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters... A landmark achievement Mr. Glaysher. Bravo! —ML Liebler, Poet and Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance . . . in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Dr. Hans-George Ruprecht, CKCU Literary News, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Contributing Editor, Poets' Quarterly (Spring 2015), in My Odyssey as an Epic Poet: Interview with Frederick Glaysher.
If you choose to read The Parliament of Poets—and I hope that you will!—know that you are reading a devotional work of a poet-seer, one who yearns for and envisions a unified world in which spiritual verities draw all people together. —Bob Dixon-Kolar, Assistant Professor of English, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Bravo to the Poet for this toilsome but brilliant endeavour. —Umme Salma, Transnational Literature, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Frederick Glaysher reading from the eighth draft of his epic poem The Parliament of Poets at the Austin International Poetry Festival, September 28, 2012, in Austin, Texas, at BookWoman, a feminist bookstore. Copyright (c) 2012 Frederick Glaysher.
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The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem, by Frederick Glaysher, takes place partly on the moon, at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility.
Apollo, the Greek god of poetry, calls all the poets of the nations, ancient and modern, East and West, to assemble on the moon to consult on the meaning of modernity. The Parliament of Poets sends the Persona on a Journey to the seven continents to learn from all of the spiritual and wisdom traditions of humankind. On Earth and on the moon, the poets teach him a new global, universal vision of life.
Reviews
Glaysher is really an epic poet and this is an epic poem! Glaysher has written a masterpiece... I strongly recommend Frederick Glaysher’s poem and hope he will find a larger readership for it.
—James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets
A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness... —Kevin McGrath, Poet, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Mr. Glaysher has written an epic poem of major importance... Truly a major accomplishment and contribution to American Letters... A landmark achievement Mr. Glaysher. Bravo! —ML Liebler, Poet and Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance . . . in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. —Dr. Hans-George Ruprecht, CKCU Literary News, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
And a fine major work it is. —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Contributing Editor, Poets' Quarterly (Spring 2015), in My Odyssey as an Epic Poet: Interview with Frederick Glaysher.
If you choose to read The Parliament of Poets—and I hope that you will!—know that you are reading a devotional work of a poet-seer, one who yearns for and envisions a unified world in which spiritual verities draw all people together. —Bob Dixon-Kolar, Assistant Professor of English, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Bravo to the Poet for this toilsome but brilliant endeavour. —Umme Salma, Transnational Literature, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
This Great Poem promises to be the defining Epic of the Age and will be certain to endure for many Centuries. Frederick Glaysher uses his great Poetic and Literary Skills in an artistic way that is unique for our Era and the Years to come. I strongly recommend this book to all those who enjoy the finest Poetry. A profound spiritual message for humanity. —Alan Jacobs, Poet Writer Author, Amazon UK Review, London, UK
Am in awe of its brilliance... Everyone must read this book. —Anodea Judith, Novato, California
Don't be intimidated by an epic poem. It's really coming back to that image of the storyteller sitting around the campfires of the world, dipping into and weaving the story of humanity, in the most beautiful, mellifluous language. —Miriam Knight, Portland, Oregon, New Consciousness Review radio
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