The Inner Sight

For those especially interested in literature, we offer this question - what would you have if you crossed a Shakespearean sonnet with free verse?

Answer: poetry seemingly unstructured yet rhythmic and melodic. Dr. Gilliam calls it PoeticProseTM, the only viable form in the aftermath of free verse, but a form which nonetheless should be as musical to the ear and edifying to the intellect as it should be inspiring to the soul.

"As fiction is successful by coming to life as a story unfolding within the reader's imagination, poetry is successful by coming to life as it resonates in memory, as it transforms language into a dance, through repetition, between meaning and music.

Thus, we reread a novel to relive its beauty. Whereas, we reread a poem to reveal its beauty, because only through repetition does its beauty become resonant and alive in us.

Poetry should encourage us by its very nature to be indulgent toward it, and if a poem does not inspire in us a desire to reread it again and again, it is a failure." - From Optics.

A gift that a mother can cherish forever - an insightful collection of lyrical and mystical poetry, that the Midwest Book Review called an emotional and spiritual evocative anthology. Quoted from Optics: The Mystical Poet's Guide to the Science of Inner Sight, by Vincent Carver Gilliam -

"I first learned of my love for another Rockin’ in the lovin’ arms of my mother."

Marlyn Thistleton, a mother, who died recently after a long fight with cancer, found great solace in Gilliam's book during her illness. Before her death she wrote, "Dear Dr. Gilliam, Your words of poetry are words of love that mark our souls as we reach out in darkness only to discover light. Thank you for leading us to this level of beauty, this awesome light we will cherish forever."

A Pulitzer Prize nominee's poetry breathes life into the art form -literally, spiritually, and most melodically.

Critically acclaimed and award-winning (Poetry, Best Books 2006 Book Awards),
Optics: The Mystical Poet's Guide to the Science of Inner Sight, by Vincent Carver Gilliam, Ph.D. transcends religion, drawing its influence from borderless spirituality.

In fact, this poetry has been compared to that of the enduring Sufi poet, Rumi.

Can it be said, Is poetry dead?

Hardly. Indeed, there is one living whose poetry uplifts, informs, and harmonizes language with music. In Optics: The Mystical Poet’s Guide to the Science of Inner Sight, Vincent Carver Gilliam, Ph.D. writes not only for the ear, but for the mind and the eye.

Optics is not only proof that poetry is alive and relevant, it is a luminous haven in these modern times of upheaval for those who seek peace, beauty, love, and meaning in life. As people are more and more confronted with the upheaval and challenges in the world, they are looking for places where they can find inner peace and beauty: Optics endeavors to lead people into that space and toward a vision of renewal that is so yearned for today.

Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, Optics: The Mystical Poet's Guide to the Science of Inner Sight, not only reminds us to look inside, but creates harmonious melodies which allow us to bask in the beauty of our lives and to experience the true rhythm of the written word.
The book will take you on an enlightening healing journey that will leave you freer and lighter having read it.

Optics is a broadly appealing book containing deep spiritual verses influenced by many mystical traditions. These inspiring mystical verses transcend religious and cultural boundaries. The poetry in this book hopes to awaken in its readers an inner sight that will enlighten, and that can in turn begin to heal the divide in the world communities.

Tapping into poetry's oral wellspring, Gilliam has recited a selection of his works, recorded on a CD which accompanies the deluxe edition of Optics. The aural dimension renders the poems melodious, especially when repeated, and transforms language into something mystical and alive.

Have you ever wondered what mystical poetry would sound and feel like if written in our language, not translated, such as that of Rumi, or of St. John of the Cross, the Spanish Christian mystic and poet, or that of Basho, the Japanese Buddhist monk?

The answer is contained in www.PoeticProse.com, and the poetry offered through it.