What if by simply Writing a Word you could build a wall, light a fire, or cloud someone’s mind? In an environment like this Alan Porter struggles to use his talents to overthrow a totalitarian government that controls the masses by controlling Words. Access to Writing materials is restricted, and creating Verse without a license is severely punished. Raised in this atmosphere of systematic censorship, Alan heeds the irresistible call of Words to create a better world.
Now Alan gathers people who will fight with him to bring about a society based on freedom. In a war where the weapons are stylus, paper, and Words, he is the only one who can lead the battle and show the way to victory, a fight that Alan Porter wages even long after his death, because he is the Guerrilla Poet.
Trev finds what is being taught at the College of Poetry is a pale comparison to The Poet’s abilities. Seeking to alert the academics Trev speaks at a symposium of archaeology, but is soundly rebuffe…
Alan Porter relates his first experience Writing, and the unusual reaction certain Words cause in him. Many years later, he visits the Office in an attempt to get a Poet's license, but first has to s…
Professor Trev Haroldson gives a controversial lecture to his students, and threatening ultimatums are soon issued against him in response. Then a visit to the graveyard yields an unexpected discove…