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Poetry. Prophecy. Protest. Prose.

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 cry 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

When future generations ask, "How could this happen?", give them this epic testament, this immortal witness, this prophetic creed.

In this bang up-to-date version, published at the close of Trump's term, LeRoy sets out, as no other poet has, humanity's journey to infernal depths through three imperial presidencies, winning acclaim from critics and commentators alike.

"Prose can make its fine arguments to the mind," he observes, "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."

Never was the need greater, when language itself is under attack

As the late historian Howard Zinn said, "There have only been a handful of people who use their wit to take down the pretensions of the high and mighty."

Here is one of them, a voice for our times, an offering of hope and beauty rising from the ashes of our broken political system, a creation of unprecedented literary power. Witness herein that the pen really is mightier than the sword

"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

"LeRoy's words dance around the page so lyrically that a story emerges... It's not just about Bush, but his era, the history, the events that may not be remembered by all. The most heart-wrenching is 'Olympus Shook' in relation to 9/11, and then 'Doomsday', on the aftermath."
Amy's Bookshelf Reviews, Top-10 Books of 2019

"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

"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

"Absolutely hilarious, and the perfect portrait of Donald Trump."
Anna Maria Polidori (on Volume III in the series)