On alt.religion.wicca, Mike <gleason.m... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:
Warrior Poet =96 Musings of an Asatru Warrior by Robert
Allard =A9 2009 eISBN: WYRDWOOD-0014 30 pages $4.99 (U.S.)
www.wyrdwoodpublications.com
Most Pagan poetry I have encountered has been aimed towards the
flowery aspects of the deities worshipped. Mr. Allard=92s verse
does not fit this categorization in any form. It is warrior
tales and deserves a place in the mead hall and library. There
is only one minor complaint I can find with it, and that is
that the spelling is inconsistent (as an example =93tail=94 and
=93tale=94 are frequently used inappropriately, and I suspect
that there are more than few missing =93s=94 at the end of some
words).
In spite of those minor difficulties, the tone and timbre
of this poetry feel authentic to me. Granted that I am not
an Asatru Warrior, that doesn=92t keep me from appreciating
well-written heroic verse.
The poetry is written by a relative new-comer to the Asatru
life. It will be interesting to see how his perspectives change
as he lives this life for a longer time. I expect that they
will show deepened respect for the creed by which the Asatru
live.
If you are a =93grammar Nazi=94 (as I am, in many ways) you
may not enjoy this book because of the spelling errors, but if
you can look beyond that, and simply get into the spirit of
the work, I think you will find it enjoyable, and the price is
certainly small enough. On top of that, Wyrdwood Publishing is
a green-oriented business and sales of their =93Green Leaves=94
books support the planting of trees, which benefits all of
humanity.
Do yourself, and the planet, a favor, and get a copy of this
book.
What the hell is an "Asatru Warrior"? No. I am not going to
google it. Like every other author that Mike reviews, it will
turn out to be some middle-class dude who has read a bunch of
books he thinks are about magick because they say they are, who
might be able to get a job as an extra in a fantasy flick but
couldn't use magick to make his own mother love him.
"Asatru Warrior". Sure sounds exotic and esoteric.
Bet he has great costumes and spooky eyes.
All these clowns do.
Sid
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Sidney Lambe
Wiccan Priest and Apprentice
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