Tagged: “odysseus”
Poem of the Week: “Laertes” by Michael Longley
When he found Laertes alone on the tidy terrace, hoeing
Around a vine, disreputable in his gardening duds,
Patched and grubby, leather gaiters protecting his shins
Against brambles, gloves as well, and, to cap it all,
Sure sign of his deep depression, a goatskin duncher,
Odysseus sobbed in the shade of a pear-tree for his father…
Poem of the Week: “The Second Voyage” by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
“Seascape” by John Fraser National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London It’s easy to compare Odysseus’ voyage to the voyage students undertake in college; whether a senior, junior, sophomore or freshman, those spiteful waves will rock you all year long. We mimic Odysseus as we fight against tests, illness, papers and uncomfortable experiences, and all…
Continue Reading