The Parliament of Poets

The Parliament of Poets 

Celebrating Our Common Humanity

Appalled by fascism and oligarchy on Mother Earth, Apollo calls all the poets of the nations to the moon to teach them how to create peace.

Among the major characters are Tolstoy, Dante, Black Elk, Du Fu, Faerie Queene, Vyasa, Tagore, Rumi, Job, Borges, Sogolon, and many other poets from around the world. Together, they seek our common humanity, with Don Quixote as emcee.

One of the major themes is the power of women and the female spirit across cultures.

The Parliament of Poets celebrates democratic pluralism and intercultural, interfaith dialogue. Drawing from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Indigenous wisdom traditions, the work affirms our identical DNA and psychosomatic unity as Homo sapiens.

The 100-minute solo performance features musical interludes, literary and cosmic projections. No ticket fees.

Revives the ancient Greek rhapsode's performance of Homer with a modern style of an epic form of dramatic storytelling for a contemporary audience. Epic poetry, as a genre and performing art, evokes a vision summing up the past and looking to the future. 

“A memorable invocation began the show and, like a rocket, The Poet of the Moon is propelled into the Cosmos. With a long wooden staff, Glaysher appears like Prospero, a lasting call for peace and unity, a unique type of optimism.” —Theater Pizzazz, Off-Broadway Review, NYC

"A poet who has the gift of grace." —Robert Hayden

Order Books at Store above or at checkout. Pick up at end of event. Free copy of 1999 Edition of Into the Ruins for all attendees, $19.95 value. Or books may be purchased without buying a ticket. FREE USA Shipping to the address given at checkout.

If available, tickets at the door. Enter Cahoots Event Space via Cafe. 

Photos: NYC Off-Broadway performance at Actors Temple Theater, 47th Street, 2024

Interview with Dana Denha, CTN Ann Arbor
Parliament of Poets. Sept. 16, 2026. 
Youtube. Starts at 07:55 (click on timeline to jump)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=J56l9WI9wKk&t=8s