Publisher Description:
A Dangerous Prophet for Dangerous Times
Through three imperial presidencies
The poet cries, voice in the wilderness,
Reed swaying in the wind, a bruis d reed,
His motion stirred to music,
Daring to see and state the obvious,
Decry hypocrisy, prophetically to see
Not just the future but the now,
The awful now and make some sense of it,
The world a stage on which plays out
Congressional pantomime, a knot
Unable to untie itself. The blood
Of innocents cries out to Heaven where
These incensed lines as incense burn
With hate of Hate and hope of Hope. "A brave new presence in the politics of the globe."
San Francisco Review of Books Ever since Cain murdered Abel, the blood of innocents has cried to Heaven for justice, and never more eloquently than this Created over 20 years, this three-volume work of unprecedented literary power overthrows the lies and blasphemies of three imperial presidencies under Bush, Obama, and Trump. Then ushers in a new awakened era with the dawn of Covid, echoing the abolitionist role of plague in the time of Moses. You will find no resort to outdated 'left-wing' or 'right-wing' proclamation here, no flag-waving for Democrat or Republican, but a blazing fire of prophetic utterance exposing a litany of hypocrisy and fraud in our corridors of power-whether in Washington, London, Moscow, or Brasilia. Meanwhile, the author cheers on fellow prophets of our age, among them whistleblowers, prisoners of conscience, and investigative journalists. That he does so not just in prose but poetry, raises this collection to the status of Homerian epic or Dante's Divine Comedy. "Prose can make its fine arguments to the mind," he writes in the Introduction, "but the mind is not ready to receive them unless poetry has first lifted the veil and inclined the heart to fall in love with truth." His tongue the pen of a gifted writer (Psalm 45:2), LeRoy serves both as prophetic lens on our political theatre and chronicler of key events in world history over two decades: fraudulent elections, unjust court rulings, illegal wars, extrajudicial assassinations, false-flag terrorism, institutional racism, planetary rape. But LeRoy is not your typical fire-and-brimstone prophet. He also finds ample opportunity for satirical humor, even as he brings each White-House occupant in turn before the throne of God, whether to receive mercy or judgment. And his short stories are a delight. All this is supported by a wealth of deeply researched historical record, including thoroughly documented footnotes and links to source material, as well as free links to the author's own narrations. Progressive forces will find herein a rousing call to courage and clarity at this critical time for planet and peoples. Never was divine fire more poetically expressed "Abdiel LeRoy's poetry and prose offer intellectual nourishment for critical thinkers and seekers of truth... I highly recommend this book and its companion editions to anyone who seeks to escape from the 'Matrix'."
Annemarie M. Osborne "So well done. A remarkable command of the language and great sensitivity. And doing all this in an entirely new way, wading into (almost) unexplored literary territory."
Claude Forthomme "If you wanted to extend the critical view of American political history into the present beyond Gore Vidal's 'Biography of the United States of America, ' these books would be the ticket... A joy to read and an invitation to keep your eyes open as to what is really going on."
Rogier F. van Vlissingen
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