There is a faint buzz coming out of the mid-West; murmurs about someone speaking about mystical experiences with God, about the reality of a love greater than the human love we usually experience.
July 17, 2005 (Press Release) --
Los Angeles, CA July 17, 2005 -- When I hear the words “mystic poet”, if anything come to mind at all, it’s probably Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet.; or perhaps, Rabindranath Tagore, or even Omar Khayyam. They are certainly all mystic poets and they share at least one common trait – they all come from the East.
The East seems to have a historical right to produce mystic poets – the East is still mysterious and full of behaviors and attitudes that seem slightly unearthly and sometimes a bit miraculous. So, the East has a right to produce such “slightly larger than reality” personages from time to time.
However, there is a faint buzz coming out of the mid-West; murmurs about someone speaking about mystical experiences with God, about the reality of a love greater than the human love we usually experience. His poems talk about perceiving “the hidden purpose, the faint fine-spun fabric of symmetry and order”. “Knowing that all is pristinely played and crowned with permanent delight”.
Critics are describing his work as ““… sheer joyful wisdom, wonder, warmth and wild beauty … The language is stunning… I think From the Path is more than just a book of poems. It is a way of thinking and being that comes from our connection with language and the power of words…” BookIdeas.com “A spiritual bullet that will penetrate your soul with excitement for the written word. …poems filled with inspiration about … faith, love and beliefs. An appealing book of wisdom… a wonderful gift or tool for your own soul searching.” Midwest Book Review
The poet? William W. Simpson. His book? From The Path: Verses on the Mystic Journey. He will be reading his poetry in the St. Louis area at Borders (1519 S. Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood) on Tuesday, August 16 at 7 pm and Borders (15355 Manchester Rd. in Baldwin) on Wednesday August 17th at 7 pm. See for yourself whether the mid-West has really produced a mystic poet.
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The East seems to have a historical right to produce mystic poets – the East is still mysterious and full of behaviors and attitudes that seem slightly unearthly and sometimes a bit miraculous. So, the East has a right to produce such “slightly larger than reality” personages from time to time.
However, there is a faint buzz coming out of the mid-West; murmurs about someone speaking about mystical experiences with God, about the reality of a love greater than the human love we usually experience. His poems talk about perceiving “the hidden purpose, the faint fine-spun fabric of symmetry and order”. “Knowing that all is pristinely played and crowned with permanent delight”.
Critics are describing his work as ““… sheer joyful wisdom, wonder, warmth and wild beauty … The language is stunning… I think From the Path is more than just a book of poems. It is a way of thinking and being that comes from our connection with language and the power of words…” BookIdeas.com “A spiritual bullet that will penetrate your soul with excitement for the written word. …poems filled with inspiration about … faith, love and beliefs. An appealing book of wisdom… a wonderful gift or tool for your own soul searching.” Midwest Book Review
The poet? William W. Simpson. His book? From The Path: Verses on the Mystic Journey. He will be reading his poetry in the St. Louis area at Borders (1519 S. Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood) on Tuesday, August 16 at 7 pm and Borders (15355 Manchester Rd. in Baldwin) on Wednesday August 17th at 7 pm. See for yourself whether the mid-West has really produced a mystic poet.
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