INSPIRATION
REVIEW
The Parliament of Poets:
An Epic Poem by Frederick Glaysher
T
he Parliament of Poets is an exquisitely rendered epic poem
that weaves ancient and contemporary vision into the heart of
modern darkness and the light of
eternal hope. The author writes
himself into the narrative, a present-day unsung poet spirited to the moon, where
poets, bards, and minstrels (major and minor)
from all cultures and ages have convened, called
by Lord Apollo. The assembly gathers and Cervantes (best known for his magnum opus Don Quixote)
proclaims:
“In high consultation, we shall find the way
back home, to the depths of man’s soul,
what we have known and sung about for our
peoples, that they might find wisdom through
delight.”
The parliament agrees they will help “Persona,”
the would-be poet, by guiding him on his journey of seeking and questions—to learn from the
spiritual and wisdom traditions the global vision
that will remind Mankind how to “walk the good
road again.” Persona departs from the moon and
traverses the multiverse, returning four times to
Parliament of Poets is a
worthy literary masterpiece,
the author a curator of the
human story, and the book
a living cultural artifact.
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Earth’s seven continents, escorted by and peopled
with “old friends, long known, but never met face
to face.” The author’s intimate encounters with
these familiar masters are elegantly an B&VWF