Frederick Glaysher

Welcome. I'm an epic poet, rhapsode, poet-critic, and the author or editor of ten books.

We human beings on this planet need a new vision and understanding of life, to help bring us together, to see and feel and understand our common humanity, to step back from the brink of self-destruction. From the Moon, together, we can see it, a new global, universal vision of life. Many millions of people around the world have already evolved toward such a vision. The Parliament of Poets is set partly on the moon and evokes a way humankind can come together in peace.

In 1977, I took a theatre course in the Interpretative Reading of Poetry, learning that the Greek rhapsodes would travel throughout ancient Greece reciting Homer. Before long the idea of writing an epic poem became compelling and the dream that one day I might also revive the art of the rhapsode.

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.

Reviews

"Like a story around a campfire." —From the Audience

"Certainly wowed the crowd at the library with the performance and the words themselves." —Albany Poets News, New York

"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, 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! To put this in context, in my view the last complete and true epic poem in the English Language was Paradise Lost written by John Milton in the 17th century... Glaysher has written a masterpiece..." —James Sale (UK), The Society of Classical Poets

"And a fine major work it is." —Arthur McMaster, Department of English, Converse College, 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.

"A profound spiritual message for humanity." —Alan Jacobs, Poet, London UK

"Very readable and intriguingly enjoyable. A masterpiece that will stand the test of time." —Poetry Cornwall, No. 36, England

"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