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DESCRIPTION:The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem\n\nIn 1977, FREDERICK GLAYSHER 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 he might also revive the art of the rhapsode.\n\nThirty 
 years in the making, The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem takes place 
 partly on the moon, at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility, 
 an epic tale and shaman-like chant, the story of humanity from Blombos Cave 
 to the dark side of the moon.\n\nApollo 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 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 new global, universal vision of life. One of 
 the major themes is the power of women and the female spirit across 
 cultures.\n\nFREDERICK GLAYSHER is an epic poet, rhapsode, poet-critic, and 
 the author or editor of ten books.\n\nGlaysher has performed more than 
 twenty-five times from his epic poem in Metro Detroit, universities, cafes, 
 UU churches, the Theosophical Society, Albany and Buffalo New York, Austin 
 International Poetry Festival, and elsewhere. In California, last year, he 
 read at Tuesdays at North Beach Library, Cafe International, Floreys Books, 
 and at the Himalayan.\n\nReviews\n\n"Like a story around a campfire." 
 —The Audience\n\n"Certainly wowed the crowd with the performance and the 
 words themselves." —Albany Poets News, New York\n\n"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\n\n"Mr. Glaysher has written an epic 
 poem of major importance that is guaranteed to bring joy and an 
 overwhelming sense of beauty and understanding to readers who will travel 
 the space ways with this exquisite poet. Glaysher is a master poet who 
 knows his craft from the inside out, and this is truly a major 
 accomplishment and contribution to American Letters. A landmark 
 achievement. Bravo!" —ML Liebler, Poet, Department of English, Wayne 
 State University, Detroit, Michigan\n\n"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.\n 
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SUMMARY:The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem
LOCATION:Shelton Theater \n533 Sutter Street\nSan Francisco, CA 94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/07/25/18816579.php
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