Frederick Glaysher
Auteur de The Parliament of Poets: An Epic Poem
A propos de l'auteur
Frederick Glaysher has published more than a dozen reviews, poems, and literary essays. As a poet-critic, his literary essay "A Poet Looks at Saul Bellow's Soul" appears in Saul Bellow and the Struggle at the Center.
Œuvres de Frederick Glaysher
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Glaysher, Frederick
- Date de naissance
- 1954
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Rochester, Michigan, USA
- Études
- University of Michigan (BGS, MA)
- Courte biographie
- Frederick Glaysher studied writing under a private tutorial, at the University of Michigan, with the poet Robert Hayden and edited both Hayden’s Collected Prose (University of Michigan Press) and his Collected Poems (Liveright). He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from U of M, the latter in English. At the college and university level, he taught American and non-Western literature, world religions, etc., for ten years.
Mr. Glaysher lived for more than fifteen years outside Michigan—in Japan, where he taught at Gunma University in Maebashi; in Arizona, on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation, site of one of the largest internment camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII; in Illinois, on the central farmlands and on the Mississippi; ultimately returning to his suburban hometown of Rochester. He has been a Fulbright-Hays and NEA scholar on China and India and has traveled and studied throughout China.
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Cette critique a été rédigée pour LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
Although the language is beautiful to read and the imagery evocative, as a tale, The Parliament of Poets is less than satisfactory. The author assumes the reader is familiar with all the poets from various cultures. The first several pages is an episode of name-dropping, from Attar to Wordsworth. The characters don't have time to develop individuality, or a relationship with the narrator.
The narrator, or Persona, is unsympathetic. He is passive, meekly letting the other poets lead him around. He is always on the edge of an emotional breakdown and complaining of his unworthiness.
The Parliament of Poets is a skillfully worded piece, however I marked it down for weak storytelling.… (plus d'informations)
The narrator, or Persona, is unsympathetic. He is passive, meekly letting the other poets lead him around. He is always on the edge of an emotional breakdown and complaining of his unworthiness.
The Parliament of Poets is a skillfully worded piece, however I marked it down for weak storytelling.… (plus d'informations)
Cette critique a été rédigée pour LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
A wonderful book. As a fan of poetry and especially epic poetry I found this book to be up to the standards set by Homer. I met some new poets that I have looked up and added to my collection. This book also is very thought provoking as it brings into question what humanity is doing to the Earth and each other. I highly recommend it.
Peter Marsh, an academic philosopher, weighs modern life in a conversation with his friend, David Emerson, a businessman. Brought together after long separation by the brutal murder of Mary, Peter’s wife, a time of devastating loss and crisis, their friendship inspires a dark night of the soul, during which Peter’s meditations range over several hundred years of philosophy, politics, religion, social change, the dilemmas of existence, evoking a vision of the complexities of the 21st Century, the United Nations, and global governance.
"This is a doorway into the future . . . the subtleties and complexities of the aforementioned cultures inform his subject matter and his political interests circumscribe the work. The Bower of Nil is an Orwell meets Nietzsche meets C.S. Lewis mélange of despair, madness, and hope. Not lyrical, not tidy and not information-byte-sized, your fingers come away heavy with paint—rather than print— after reading this. Colored richly and satisfyingly with symbols (e.g., the name Peter, the lily, the lantern) that speak directly to the psyche—the way that artwork spoke to the illiterate in the Middle Ages...." Poems Niederngasse
"Mr. Glaysher writes with a genuine passion, with an obvious thrill at the play of ideas, and with an often compelling sense of purpose.... On balance the poem is very worthwhile reading and the middle section is just outstanding." Brothersjudd.com (review) - Interview
"The Bower of Nil is where we all live. . . . The narrator and academic, Peter, would appear to hate academics, but the 65 page poem is a masterfully executed academic exercise, using the history of western philosophical thought as a metaphorical tool. The invading enchantress -- Peter’s wife for 30 years -- has been ’stripped of her shoes and socks, spine-sliced / at the back of her neck’ and left ’on top of a garbage heap.’ Glaysher may have meant the enchantress to be more muse-like, but anarchist, hedonist Mary Marsh, as an idea, appears ever his foil. Peter’s children have had ’every advantage / of the modern world,’’ but grew up with many human failings. The narrator says one needs to learn ’to be content and to dominate oneself, / not others.’ . . . A thought provoking read for these times!" Pulsar
"In embracing nothingness, Glaysher . . . explores the liberating potential of loss and acceptance as agents for empowerment." The Carolina Quarterly
"This poem dated 2002 C.E. is quite fascinating as a kind of island in a sea of history, a landmark in a mist of unrealized dreams and all the vast potential of the days that remain ahead of us." Solarguard
"Glaysher is uncompromising in his assessment of the human experience. ...It’s a book that is food for thought." Poetic Voices
"Glaysher pays his readers the compliment of assuming that they will have at least a basic familiarity with the major world classics and philosophies of both East and West." Manifold 44
"In some ways, this seems like the least fashionable book imaginable in today’s poetry world, which I would hazard to say is exactly what Glaysher wants it to be." Sidereality
"The Bower of Nil is a fine poem by a poet who has done his work carefully and well. His protagonist has a tangible reality even when, especially when, he is groping with the most difficult and obscure ideas.... Glaysher tells his story and draws us in skillfully. So much so that his book, a thing made of paper and ink, becomes a rich, vital experience for which we should be grateful." Muse Apprentice Guild
Reviews from:
http://www.fglaysher.com… (plus d'informations)
"This is a doorway into the future . . . the subtleties and complexities of the aforementioned cultures inform his subject matter and his political interests circumscribe the work. The Bower of Nil is an Orwell meets Nietzsche meets C.S. Lewis mélange of despair, madness, and hope. Not lyrical, not tidy and not information-byte-sized, your fingers come away heavy with paint—rather than print— after reading this. Colored richly and satisfyingly with symbols (e.g., the name Peter, the lily, the lantern) that speak directly to the psyche—the way that artwork spoke to the illiterate in the Middle Ages...." Poems Niederngasse
"Mr. Glaysher writes with a genuine passion, with an obvious thrill at the play of ideas, and with an often compelling sense of purpose.... On balance the poem is very worthwhile reading and the middle section is just outstanding." Brothersjudd.com (review) - Interview
"The Bower of Nil is where we all live. . . . The narrator and academic, Peter, would appear to hate academics, but the 65 page poem is a masterfully executed academic exercise, using the history of western philosophical thought as a metaphorical tool. The invading enchantress -- Peter’s wife for 30 years -- has been ’stripped of her shoes and socks, spine-sliced / at the back of her neck’ and left ’on top of a garbage heap.’ Glaysher may have meant the enchantress to be more muse-like, but anarchist, hedonist Mary Marsh, as an idea, appears ever his foil. Peter’s children have had ’every advantage / of the modern world,’’ but grew up with many human failings. The narrator says one needs to learn ’to be content and to dominate oneself, / not others.’ . . . A thought provoking read for these times!" Pulsar
"In embracing nothingness, Glaysher . . . explores the liberating potential of loss and acceptance as agents for empowerment." The Carolina Quarterly
"This poem dated 2002 C.E. is quite fascinating as a kind of island in a sea of history, a landmark in a mist of unrealized dreams and all the vast potential of the days that remain ahead of us." Solarguard
"Glaysher is uncompromising in his assessment of the human experience. ...It’s a book that is food for thought." Poetic Voices
"Glaysher pays his readers the compliment of assuming that they will have at least a basic familiarity with the major world classics and philosophies of both East and West." Manifold 44
"In some ways, this seems like the least fashionable book imaginable in today’s poetry world, which I would hazard to say is exactly what Glaysher wants it to be." Sidereality
"The Bower of Nil is a fine poem by a poet who has done his work carefully and well. His protagonist has a tangible reality even when, especially when, he is groping with the most difficult and obscure ideas.... Glaysher tells his story and draws us in skillfully. So much so that his book, a thing made of paper and ink, becomes a rich, vital experience for which we should be grateful." Muse Apprentice Guild
Reviews from:
http://www.fglaysher.com… (plus d'informations)
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However, back to the story itself. The book packs a punch at approximately 300 dense pages. The story of Persona, interacting with famous authors and historical figures on global, and even universal stage, is drab, and turns an already diffucult genre of English literature, the epic, to something even more pedantic and shallow. As the cover claims, there hasn't been an epic poem in 345 years, and that is because these narratives are so difficult to construct and even harder to read. This one has failed on being diffucult to read because of its makeup, and I do not see any redeeming qualities to save it as a work as is. I suggest scaling back the scope of the piece, or perhaps find a similar way to include the identifying designators in the poem itself.… (plus d'informations)