Background
Gary Steven was born on March 31, 1946 in New York City. Son of Casper and Estelle (Kaplan) Corseri.
( Set in King Arthurs Britain, medieval Japan and modern ...)
Set in King Arthurs Britain, medieval Japan and modern Atlanta, Holy Grail, Holy Grail: Quest East, Quest West blends fantasy-adventure, historical-romance and swords and sorcery for a transformative myth for our times. Suppose all the legends of the Holy Grail were smoke-screens to draw attention from the Grail’s real meaning. Suppose its message of male and female reconciliation could only be grasped by our own age. Not only that, but suppose the true Grail was lost--not in Glastonbury, not in Avalon, but in the East; and its recovery required the interaction of Merlin's magic, Japanese shamans, and warriors trained in Sun Tzu's Art of War…. You've heard that only Galahad was pure enough to see the Grail? Nonsense! Only Lancelot--near forty, still guilt-ridden over his affair with Guenevere--has the gut-wrenching need for redemption. Diamonds are created under enormous pressure over eons…and so are shamans! Where is this true Grail anyway? Through a series of accidents, it has traveled from the Holy Land, over the Silk Road, through China, across the Sea of Japan, to become one of the sacred treasures of 5th Century Yamato (Japan). Accompanied by his page, Wee Willie, Lance is transported by Merlin to the ancient kingdom of pomp, magic and barbarism. A Japanese shaman-warrior agrees to help Lance capture the Grail if Lance will help him adjust the course of history. Lance and Willie are enmeshed in the assassination of the giggling, sadistic boy-Emperor. The only escape is through time. Life is a series of detours, and countless incarnations compound the mysteries…and fascinations…. Maddened with fury, pain and shame, Lance is transported at last to modern Atlanta. It's springtime, the dogwoods are blooming, and the world is about to plunge into a millennial orgy of madness and self-destruction. Only Lance can save civilization. The problem is, Lance is now a homeless, hopeless amnesiac working as a mud-wrestler at the Renaissance Fair; and, the Blue Man, now transformed into a Yakuza thug, is obsessed with killing him. Digesting the lessons of 2000 years of Western and Eastern thought, only Lance can get the spiritual chiropractic just right. Only a climactic battle between good and evil magic can restore the balance of the world. Only the one who masters the Self can possess the wisdom of the Grail.
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Gary Steven was born on March 31, 1946 in New York City. Son of Casper and Estelle (Kaplan) Corseri.
Bachelor cum laude, University Florida, 1967. Master of Arts in Teaching, Harvard University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1988.
English teacher Wayland (Massachusetts) High School, 1968-1969, A.P. Giannini Junior High School, San Francisco, 1969-1970. Instructor English University Florida, Gainesville, 1971-1974, Atlanta Metro College, 1976-1977. Visiting poet, senior lecturer Hokusei Gakuen College, Sapporo, Japan, 1978-1981.
Lecturer in English Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, 1984-1986. Visiting assistant professor Georgia Southwestern University, Americus, 1988-1989. Assistant editor Florida Quarterly, Gainesville, 1966-1967.
Poetry editor The Atlanta Gazette, 1977-1978. Public relations consultant Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta, since 1990. Contributor Contemporary Authors, Detroit, 1996.
Poetry instructor Southeastern Writers Association, 1998.
Free-lance Editorial Consultant: the World Bank, etc. (to present)
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2001"Too Soon, As Always"
1999( Set in King Arthurs Britain, medieval Japan and modern ...)
Author: (poetry) Random Descent, 1989. Librettist (opera) Reverend Everyman, 1990. Literary editor d'Arts, since 1997.Playwright: None Are So Blind, Top of the Mountain, Frost at Midnight: The Lost Poem. Contributor to New York Times, Village Voice, Georgia Review, City Lights Review, Redbook, Sky, The Quest, Bloomsbury Review, Poetry Northwest.
I am open to a wide variety of religious/spiritual ideas and ideals. I find out what "rings true" for me--testing theses and feelings against my personal experiences and a wide range of reading, listening, observing.
Our world is noisy, over-crowded, polluted and violent. Lots of ignorance on all sides of the political-economic spectra. Generally, sports supersedes education. Religions squabble for pre-eminence, ignore the need for global awareness and unity. Our "mass media" is robotic, and our "social media" is anything but social! We seem to be headed for the Apocalypse--a pity for our greedy, violent and gullible species...and for all others!
Quotations: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." -- Tennyson
Member Associate Writing Programs, Theosophical Society of America, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa.