Welcome to my website.
I’m an epic poet, literary critic, and the author or editor of several books.I’m presently working on an epic poem, "The Parliament of Poets," which takes place partly on the moon, at the Apollo 11 landing site, the Sea of Tranquility. Gazing from the moon, we see one earth, without borders, Mother Earth, her embrace encircling one people, humankind.
Thank you for visting. And I hope you enjoy getting to know me.
Recently published, "The Poet’s Religion of Rabindranath Tagore." Rupkatha.com (Kolkata, India).
For nearly half of Book III, watch my two poetry readings below, from the fifth draft of my epic poem The Parliament of Poets, the first at the Albany Word Fest, Saturday, April 21, 2012, in Albany, New York, at the Albany Public Library. 15 minutes. Copyright (c) 2012 Frederick Glaysher.
"I found myself sitting in my study, dozing
over a book, Cervantes’ Don Quixote..."
Below, picking up slightly before the first segment above ends, taking the poem forward to the Sea of Serenity on the moon. Reading at the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair, Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Buffalo, New York, March 24, 2012, from Book III, in medias res. 12 minutes. Copyright (c) 2012 Frederick Glaysher.
"Who needs warp drive when I've got Queen Mab,
My escort and midwife of my dreams."I'd welcome invitations to read from The Parliament of Poets. Please share this page or my readings with your friends.
In the tradition of Maecenas and Can Grande della Scala, if you think well of my essays and poetry that I make available here and on my blog, please donate what you can to help a poet with global vision complete a universal epic poem. Patrons shall be most graciously eulogized in a prefatory ode.
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