Can Epic Poetry Return

I mentioned the epic battle of Parelisis in my last post, wherein hundreds of Persian and Roman ships were destroyed in combat and left floating in space for over nine hundred years.  Part of this wreckage is expected to collide with Earth in a few decades, creating a spectacular meteor storm. When it comes, I am going to watch it with my grand children (it will be summer time) and tell them the story of the greatest space battle between two human clans. In the meantime, however, I shall be...Read Full Story

In Chapter 6 of the SkyPath Crusade epic poem there’s that priceless moment where the Roman ruler from Mars and the Chinese Chen from Saturn are both at the Lunar council and are actively trying to court princess Shelah (Some scholars say only the Roman is interested: the Chinese Ruler is just being polite). Throughout the entire scene both nemesis lords are extremely obvious yet extremely careful in the public manner in which they pursue the princess. It may seem that they are following...Read Full Story

In Chapter 6 of the SkyPath Crusade epic poem there’s that priceless moment where the Roman ruler from Mars and the Chinese Chen from Saturn are both at the Lunar council and are actively trying to court princess Shelah (Some scholars say only the Roman is interested: the Chinese Ruler is just being polite). Throughout the entire scene both nemesis lords are extremely obvious yet extremely careful in the public manner in which they pursue the princess. It may seem that they are following...Read Full Story

Many people nowadays like to believe that poetry is dead. I myself consider that to be a premature conclusion. Poetry has been around a long time and can definately find a way to return once it re-invents itself. That’s why I wrote The SkyPath Crusade. I wanted to show that there were still many options left for us to try that can successfully merge tradition with modernity. That is why I turned to science-fiction epic poetry. Epic poetry, to me, is like some galliant quest to rebirth all...Read Full Story

Before I proceed with the story any farther, I think it’s only appropriate for me to give a brief description of original Greek manuscripts on the behalf of those of you who have never seen one. The written Greek language began with the writings of Homer around 800 B.C, as long as you don’t count the earlier Mycenaean language which was very different. The oldest documents that we have around today date back to several centuries B.C, and are written in what is called Uncial Style Greek. It is...Read Full Story

(952 words) I glanced around the old abandoned still again trying to get a better feel for where I was. In my mind I pictured mice scurrying up the walls through a hole in the ceiling. But actually the place was quite clean. The cobwebs had been swept away, the floor dusted, and the antiquated glassware was stored neatly in the gray, unfinished cupboards surrounded by old jars and cans. The only thing that wasn’t orderly was the stash of treasure lying randomly in the middle of the floor...Read Full Story

“The events leading up to what is commonly called the SkyPath Crusade began in 1099 on the 13 th of September. Up to that time the human knights who lived and fought in outer space on wooden sailing ships had little or no contact with alien species. But that all changed in a minute when a nation of aliens called the Klarons descended on Jupiter after spending decades traveling at light speed.” “The king of Persia, whose domain extended to most of the moons of Jupiter, was completely...Read Full Story

(Moons of Jupiter, September 14 1099 AD.) As the alien invaders called “Klarons” laid waste to Ganeymede, the Persian king and his staff fled aboard their wooden sailing ship to the skypath that orbited the desolate moon of Io. This world was mostly uninhabited, except by a couple thousand Mayan Indians from South America. The only natural species on this forsaken moon were several kinds of fungi, small insects, and a brownish looking fern. Hours later the Persian fleet rendezvoused with...Read Full Story

(Moons of Jupiter, September 1099 AD.) After the Persians surrendered, the Klarons went to work on the Persian fleet, trying to find ways to enhance their wooden sailing ships. They would need every advantage they could get in order to conquer the Romans and take over Mars. The skypaths, which the ancient humans traveled, had been built by some unknown species at least thousands of years ago. These intricate slipstreams through the heavens not only supported life, but they resisted...Read Full Story

(Moons of Jupiter, September 14 1099 AD.) As the Klaron Cruiserships descended onto their moons, things began to look bleak for the Persians. Once on the surface, there was no stopping them. The Klaron cruiserships skimmed over the landscape blowing up Persian catapults and castles, firing missiles at legions of soldiers armed to the teeth with swords and arrows. The Klaron cruiserships were immune to the catapults on the planets surface, because of gravity. The reason why they could be...Read Full Story