Into the Ruins: Poems. Frederick Glaysher. Preface. 73 pages. $7.99 - ePub
ISBN: 9780982677810. Earthrise Press, ebook Edition 2010. ePub format. Non-DRM. Kindle

Beyond Postmodernism, probing the nihilism of the age, Into the Ruins confronts much of the human experience left out of the balance by postmodern poetry, often compared to the Alexandrians and the Neoterics, when writers similarly concentrated on the minor themes of personal life, while ignoring the challenging experience of the public realm. Suffused with a global tragic vision, into the spiritual ruins of the 20th Century, Frederick Glaysher has his gaze fixed firmly on the 21st.

“A poet now whose work and dedication to a demanding and difficult art I admire; a man who has the gift of inner grace.” —Robert Hayden

“Out of the mass of recent poetry books, here is one you should read.” William Allegrezza, Jack Magazine

“A litany of horrors updating Eliot’s Waste Land, the book upbraids poets for turning inward only to concerns of the self.” Vince Gotera, North American Review 

“A book about something other than an author’s reflections in a mirror.”  Expansive Poetry 

“It is argued that now poets must turn to contemplating the real world and Glaysher is remarkable in his achievement of this . . . it is excellent poetry; his words and images hit you right in the gut . . . well worth reading.”  Poetry Greece

“Equivalent to the shock of visiting a holocaust museum depicting all the world’s victims of genocide.  ...hopefully will sensitize readers to the extent that they will recognize the moral imperative of conquering the evil inherent in man.” Collages & Bricolages

“Powerful poetry....” Katnip Reviews

“His poetry is fluid and rhythmic . . . thoughtful and provocative.” Main Street Rag

“A poetic reflection on postmodern life, with a particular focus on the limitations of both Eastern and Western thought. Collectively offers a higher path to universality for our future.” EdwardHamilton

“This is a poetry of connectedness, which asks us to bring together broken parts of our cultures (both East and West) and search for a new identity, perhaps a new world order. His finely crafted poems are accessible and have a purpose that needs to be heard.” WPON

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.