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Only when the mind itself is transformed do our lives achieve any significant change. Part fiction, part poetry, part philosophical dialogue, this work of creative nonfiction examines how the stories humans tell themselves shape human reality. A ragtag assemblage of poets, performers and provocateurs through performance and talks around the campfire, dissect the ineffable - that which is universally recognized but difficult to express in concrete language. Ruffling the feathers of the Powers that Be, the traveling ensemble of vagabond performers examine the world's great religion, dissect Western dualism, the Good vs. Evil myth, the art of poetry, quantum physics and more. The author, best known as the performance poet SETH, shares insights into how poetic language works and how that ineffable something some in Christianity call God, is accessed not just through religion but in Art, Beauty, Nature, Love and service to healing the suffering of others.

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A captivating journey through the big ideas challenging humanity since our beginnings. The narrator tells the story of a cultural maven, a seeker of truth who becomes in uential in an era of upheaval. This engaging tale frames a series of Socratic-style dialogues that explore and debate the central questions of our times, like good and evil and relativity-much as Socrates did in his day. Global thinking for these modern times. -Judah Freed, author Making Global Sense SETH has done it again. Aesthetics, spirituality, politics, economics, art, racism, physics, cosmology, history-it's all on the page. Through the irresistible eavesdropping on the philosophical discussions of a quirky group of musician/ poets combined with a rendition of their actual performance, The Reluctant Messiah reminds us, ""we become the stories we tell ourselves"" -through wordplay, rhythm, rhyme, counterpoint. You'll hear the drums and learn a lot from a charismatic teacher of the ine able. -Jacqueline St. Joan, author, My Sisters Made of Light and The Shawl of Midnight Gregory SETH Harris displays his mastery of the English language on every page of The Reluctant Messiah. Thoughtprovoking poetry, sensory imagery, vivid pictures. Mr. Harris slowly pulls the reader in, following an eccentric group of musicians/ poets, listening to their philosophical reflections, the ending a surprising and moving twist. The book encourages readers to open their minds to diverse perspectives, then reach their own conclusions about their lives and the current crises. -Diane L. Akins, author of A Live Well Lived: The Book I Never Thought I'd Write, co-author of Winston's Journey

Author Information

Gregory Seth Harris, aka Seth, is one of Colorado's best known performance poets. A poet and experimental writer, SETH is author of the absurdist satire, The Perfect Stranger, a Kafkaesque examination of human folly and the folly of human institutions. His poetic memoir, A Black Odyssey, is modeled after Homer's classic epic, using it as an allegorical scaffolding for his own experience as a Black Man in contemporary America. His experimental short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals including Fugue, Portland Review, Lynx Eye and Happy.Also a musician and actor, SETH has collaborated with countless musicians, poets, actors, dancers and otherperformance artists. Living in Denver, CO, he is the founder of the musical-poetic ensemble, Art Compost & the Word Mechanics. An audiobook of A Black Odyssey, the entire collection performed with Art Compost is available where most audiobooks are sold. Visit SETH & Art Compost on Facebook or YouTube for video performances.Learn more at www.wagingart.com.

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