Caliban’s Redemption
David William Parry
Genre
Poetry
Publication Date
September 2011
In this collection of surrealist prose-poetry and Dada versicles, Parry’s alter-ego Caliban muses on queer sexuality and existential seclusion from the perspective of Shakespearean Noir. Moreover, by trying to capture the dark and twisted dwarf’s metaphysical lyrics moment by moment, the author slowly deconstructs himself as a willing prisoner on the magical island of violence and desire. After all, Caliban would claim that neither Browning nor Nietzsche had fully grasped the ethics of redemption, pure transcendence, or romantic passion, which can only be found in an unadulterated selfhood.
Excerpt
Miranda
I love you holy virgin,
with the soul that you have moulded,
lovely as a rosebud,
to the silver moon unfolded.
I love you holy virgin.
I love you Queen of Heaven,
with the body you have fashioned,
twisted in your service,
by sacred sighs of divine passion.
I love you Queen of Heaven.
I love you aged mother,
with the mind that you have hardened,
deep as dark obsidian,
reflecting black thoughts yet unpardoned.
I love you aged mother.
I love you,
I praise you,
I abase myself before you,
and with golden songs adore you,
my holy whore of heaven.
About the Author
David William Parry
Father David William Parry often refers to himself as a “catholic pastor” as his ministry is centered around the pastoral care of his congregation which is called Saint Valentine’s Hall. As it happens, as an Old Catholic Apostolic Church monsignor, he trained in Pastoral Theology at Heythrop College, University of London, and pursues his love of literature and sacred theatre through the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a TEDxLambeth speaker, as well as an elected Fellow the Royal Asiatic Society.
