That the sixth book of Homer's Odyssey offers an Irish poet the lens to explore the inner psyche and embodiments of a young woman of the twenty-first century will not surprise Erin Halliday's growing readership. If ever an argument for the endurance of the classical writers and the relevance of the ancient myths were needed, this marvellous new work makes it. The collection is not an upcycling however; it is a deep interrogation of received interpretations and a veritable remaking of the old stories. Erudition and passion are its hallmarks and if there are wings, and winged creatures, and...
That the sixth book of Homer's Odyssey offers an Irish poet the lens to explore the inner psyche and embodiments of a young woman of the twenty-first ...