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Obama's Dream: A Divine Revelation in the Style of Shakespeare, a Primer for the Days of Trump
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Series: The Epics Collection, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798626269949
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 16 2020
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 16 2020
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the Spirit of Dante, in the Style of Shakespeare...
(and also available in the author's audiobook narration)
Two messengers of God sweep through the skies,
Alighting on the White House to bestow
Divine wisdom to counter darkest lies. Past suited guards on vigilant patrol,
Past checkpoints, gates, and barriers unperceived,
The spirits' movements evading control
Of man's detection, so oft self-deceived.... Thus begins the poet's flight from Heaven to Earth as he pits the divine power of angels and prophets against the sceptered sway of presidents and kings. In Obama's Dream, we are introduced to Abdiel, the first angel who overpowered Satan in the original battle for Heaven. Since then, he has returned to aid the great prophet Elijah in ancient Israel, and still continues to intervene in the politics of men. Now, his mission is to bring a president face-to-face with the imperial agenda he is about to hand over to Donald Trump. Then, Obama is brought before the throne of God where he must find mercy for his soul, even as Satan accuses him, and four-winged creatures look on. In this epic poem, the opening act of a three-book drama, LeRoy recalls the style of Shakespeare and the monumental visions of Homer and Dante. This while invoking immortal themes from mythology and sacred texts, especially the books of Ezekiel and Revelation. Obama's Dream establishes LeRoy as an exemplar of epic poetry, according toThe San Francisco Review of Books, and reawakens poetry's prophetic mission in this tumultuous century. A new realm of reading.
#1 Author, Top-20 of 2018, Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. This is the fourth book by LeRoy that I've reviewed, and hands down, uncontested, it is far and away the most hilarious... immensely entertaining, well researched, creative, thought-out, and delivered.
William Mortensen Vaughan
The spirits' movements evading control
Of man's detection, so oft self-deceived.... Thus begins the poet's flight from Heaven to Earth as he pits the divine power of angels and prophets against the sceptered sway of presidents and kings. In Obama's Dream, we are introduced to Abdiel, the first angel who overpowered Satan in the original battle for Heaven. Since then, he has returned to aid the great prophet Elijah in ancient Israel, and still continues to intervene in the politics of men. Now, his mission is to bring a president face-to-face with the imperial agenda he is about to hand over to Donald Trump. Then, Obama is brought before the throne of God where he must find mercy for his soul, even as Satan accuses him, and four-winged creatures look on. In this epic poem, the opening act of a three-book drama, LeRoy recalls the style of Shakespeare and the monumental visions of Homer and Dante. This while invoking immortal themes from mythology and sacred texts, especially the books of Ezekiel and Revelation. Obama's Dream establishes LeRoy as an exemplar of epic poetry, according toThe San Francisco Review of Books, and reawakens poetry's prophetic mission in this tumultuous century. A new realm of reading.
#1 Author, Top-20 of 2018, Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. This is the fourth book by LeRoy that I've reviewed, and hands down, uncontested, it is far and away the most hilarious... immensely entertaining, well researched, creative, thought-out, and delivered.
William Mortensen Vaughan
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