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    The Birth of Taliesin The Bard
    The Birth of Taliesin The Bard
    The Birth of Taliesin The Bard
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    The Birth of Taliesin The Bard

    By Richard Britton

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    Based on the mythical tale from the Welsh Mabinogion, Richard Britton's rich gothic tale breathes new life into the neglected form of narrative poetry.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhilistine Press
    Release dateOct 5, 2010
    ISBN9781458168818
    The Birth of Taliesin The Bard
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    Richard Britton

    Richard is a poet by blood, as well as a theologian and semiotician. His poetry is neo-romantic, gothic and arabesque. He firmly believes in the role of the poet as a reformer as well as a performer and that poetry can change the world, but not in the way we necessarily expect. Richard actively resists the crypto-fascism of today’s western society, but finds popular culture a great medium through which the sublime can percolate. He is a great admirer of Byron, Keats, Plato, Aristotle, John Ruskin, Matthew Arnold and St. Paul of Tarsus. Richard often gets lost in his own little microcosm, but he loves poetry because it has protected him from deep melancholies, like a guardian muse.

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      The Birth of Taliesin The Bard - Richard Britton

      The Birth of Taliesin The Bard

      A Tale

      By Richard Britton

      Published by Philistine Press at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 Richard Britton

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      CONTENTS

      THE BIRTH OF TALIESIN THE BARD

      The Book of Pheryllt

      Preparation of the Brew

      The Chase and

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