Literature
Emily Isaacson is the Poet of St. Clare. Her stylized poetry has captured the hearts of Canadians in her newly released book, THE FLEUR DE LIS. It is now for sale in fine bookstores, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or buy directly on this site. This is the original and world famous document in verse that was sent to Prince William as a Christmas present. To read the Prince's response: Letters From A Prince
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From the introduction of The Fleur-de-lis:
In this book, the time that tries and the future go hand in hand. There is a responsibility to tell the truth, but to veil it—through myth and symbol, through character and atmosphere, through description and abdication—so that it remains respectful of other’s truths. That is the onus of poetry. The poet finds himself both master and servant, attuned to the slightest sound of nature, observer of all human nature. He or she seeks to attest to difference and similarity in humans, to define the road of prudence, and witness to the earth in all seasons of birth and gestation. That which nature holds in her bosom is replenished, and so the poet’s words: with each new stroke of a pen, he enlivens the hearts he writes upon and finds meaning, renewing the cause of liberty.
We find richness beyond compare in deeply-felt poetic sentiment. When a reader can identify with a time, place, or person within its frame, we know that the road of literature has met us and that we have not parted ways. We can attempt to formulate our lives or imagine them into being. All things are the subject of scrutiny, reasoned with, fought with, finally brought to reason on the road of literature...
In the field where we labor side by side we come to perceive authenticity. There is no solace from evil except in communion. In each relevant moment, we awaken into a deeper tryst with our God-center, the immaculate conception becoming an oracle: what separates reality from what we chose as our destiny, the fantasy world from the supernatural. We are born from a heaven of miracles to an earth of poverty. Once, it was commended to speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but now it is only enough to love. In the midst of beauty and frailty there is a quickening of hope that as the dawn we will outdo the night and speak.
This response requires courage and dignity, bravery and the chastisement that brings peace. In all things, may there be peace, and in the divine warrior, there is no blood tide, no crimson conflict, no jaded response. There is clarity and purpose and truth. There is a method to renounce what brings fear and embrace what causes love. We will be the victor in the end, of the simple life and bridled pathos.
Excerpts about the book:
The Black Swan, originally composed in 2006 and sent to Prince William, authentically explores the history of Spiritual Touch of the monarch and makes a case that the Prince should have his head on the coin as reminiscent of the touch-piece which the monarch gave to the thousands they “touched” to bring healing in medieval times.
In Libertine, Emily Isaacson founds a new empire based on her prophesy, given to the world in her ecumenical document. She duels with the gods to finally take her place as solitary unicorn, a mythic and beautiful creature in her 11 visions. She invites us through the haunts of old antique stores and reminisces of more haunting and meaningful times in “Vignettes”. Her work “Etudes”, in the French language eventually asks of the Prince the freedom of her country and chastises her with the cost of the writer’s life.
