The Stones of Mithras: Poems of the Light

By Tim Dalgleish

The Stones of Mithras is a beautiful and evocative book of poetry and prose from actor Tim Dalgleish. A contemporary traveller's tale, it is full of unforgettable historical images of lost and ancient cities, especially in Spain.
The poems move through great art, Greek and Roman architecture and mythology, coffee-fuelled philosophising, and the joy of sitting in parks imagining the exploits of travellers and writers who went before: Marco Polo, Maimonides, Marcuse, El Greco, Lorca, and even the romance of acting Shakespeare.
Dalgleish describes the work as "secular religiosity, a non-believer's paganism... reflecting my joy at splashing about in the cross currents that blended Roman, Visigoth, Muslim, Jew and Christian in the great mezcla that is Spanish history."
Light is central to the book's vision:
"If you have the feeling of freedom in your heart you begin to look at all things in the world, cornflowers, cigarettes, smoke, clouds, sky, statues, whatever is nearest to hand or vividly remembered as embodied with, soaked in, painted by, the simple magic of light.
Light and especially sunlight has always made me feel everything good is possible. In a world of tragedy and chaos, an individual needs a place, a feeling, a hideout, to settle and renew their thoughts and energies. For me a sun-filled day is that hideout."
For readers who enjoy travel-inflected poetry, Mediterranean light, art, myth and the layered history of Spain, The Stones of Mithras offers a richly atmospheric collection of poems and prose pieces.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150042241X
• ISBN13: 9781500422417
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"