It was Stephen Fry who said of the sonnet: “The ability to write them fluently was, and to some extent still is, considered the true mark of the poet”. How true; to expect each poet to write an epic is too much; and to be able to write a haiku is too trivial; and toContinue reading “Sonnets for Christ the King, Joseph Charles Mackenzie: Review”
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Review: The Parliament of Poets by Frederick Glaysher, Earthrise Press, 2012
Frederick Glaysher claims to be an epic poet, and furthermore to have written an epic poem, The Parliament of Poets. This is a huge claim and an astonishing ambition. Is he? Has he? Before responding to these two important questions by reviewing his book, let me outline why I think this is such a bigContinue reading “Review: The Parliament of Poets by Frederick Glaysher, Earthrise Press, 2012”
The Mapping Motivation Series 