In a much lighter mood from The Odyssey I turn to Billy Collins. The back cover of the book I quote from today refers to Collins’ poems as follows – “…they may, and often do, begin with the everyday and end in the infinite. Collins has managed to enrich American poetry while greatly widening theContinue reading “A good dog story!”
Monthly Archives: August 2026
“Ithaca, at last”
The moive is out but as yet I have not seen it, however I think I will prefer the book! Homer’s Odyssey, an epic of adventure of the ten years for Odysseus, (Latin Ulysses) to return to Ithaca after the ten year battle of Troy! Early reviews of director Chris Nolan’s movie are full ofContinue reading ““Ithaca, at last””
Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings 