The Parliament of Poets - February 15 - March 02, 2024
Apollo's Troupe
SYNOPSIS
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FREDERICK GLAYSHER blends the storytelling role of the ancient Greek rhapsode's performance of Homer with the modern style of dramatic reading in theatres by Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe into a new experimental epic form for a contemporary audience. Glaysher will perform a 1,600-line theatre version of the 9,100 lines of his epic poem.
If the old exclusivisms evolved into the exclusivism of the Enlightenment, from the moon, together, we can see universality... Thirty years in the making, The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem†(ISBN: 9780982677889. 294 pages), by Frederick Glaysher, takes place partly on the moon, at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility, celebrating our common humanity uniting us all.
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 modern life. The Parliament of Poets sends the main character, 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 a global, universal celebration 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.
In a fractured, divisive world, the poets of all the nations guide the way toward peace...
"A poet now whose work and dedication to a demanding and difficult art I admire; a man who has the gift of inner grace."—Robert Hayden
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"A great epic poem of startling originality and universal significance, in every way partaking of the nature of world literature. Glaysher is in a creative dialog with the greatest epic poets of all time. He is bringing together in beautiful verse form diverse visions of humanity from all over the world, frequently casting them in the form of spatial and cosmic imagery. A pure joy. A literary work of fine verbal art, it is contemporary world literature at its best." —Hans Ruprecht, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada |
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