tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post7658239187223105727..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: The OdysseyRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-46861872776095987112016-08-01T17:34:15.953-07:002016-08-01T17:34:15.953-07:00Holy wow, what an undertaking, Ruth. I am beyond i...Holy wow, what an undertaking, Ruth. I am beyond impressed by you and your daughter. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-81815328901202340762016-08-01T08:13:24.721-07:002016-08-01T08:13:24.721-07:00Ruth, every time I visit here I feel so at home an...Ruth, every time I visit here I feel so at home and want to come have coffee with you. Mothers and daughters reading together ... this is my life and a thing I love so fiercely! <br /><br />What a great post -- I love your opening observations. :) <br /><br />Love the excerpt, too, and your conclusions and reflections. I had never thought about how much Homer is in tune with women in war. What an astute observation. <br /><br />I was also touched by Mary Lee's comment to you -- that you are "that mother wished for and wished to be." How beautiful is that? Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-26311762963971973772016-07-31T20:21:46.770-07:002016-07-31T20:21:46.770-07:00Thanks for sharing your Odyssey odyssey! Thanks for sharing your Odyssey odyssey! Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-44640492984628572162016-07-31T11:20:41.324-07:002016-07-31T11:20:41.324-07:00I'm wishing I'd had a mother who would hav...I'm wishing I'd had a mother who would have read the Odyssey aloud with me, and if I'd have had children, I hope I would have been that kind of mother. You're amazing because you are that mother wished for and wished to be. Lucky daughter. I hope she realizes her luck!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-34465042639669965072016-07-31T08:16:30.195-07:002016-07-31T08:16:30.195-07:00Great post. I'll have to read this again as it...Great post. I'll have to read this again as it has been a long time.SWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690709723130202791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-50638865219521891262016-07-30T20:08:45.137-07:002016-07-30T20:08:45.137-07:00Like Linda, I haven't read either of Homers...Like Linda, I haven't read either of Homers' works. Reading your summary may suffice, for me. :)<br /><br />I too love your last line. So true - everyone has a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-1532318659388184722016-07-30T13:18:50.652-07:002016-07-30T13:18:50.652-07:00I read the Iliad and the Odyssey when I was in 9th...I read the Iliad and the Odyssey when I was in 9th grade. I wish I'd had your summation to read before I'd started! <br />So nice that you got to share a reading time with your daughter. We tried a Hobbit sharing over the miles, Maine to PA, but it isn't the same as being there.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-43113333754333957102016-07-30T12:48:45.410-07:002016-07-30T12:48:45.410-07:00That translation actually makes me want to read th...That translation actually makes me want to read the whole thing (ways to die notwithstanding). My son and I have agreed to finish one last book before we may have to let our reading ritual go. I'm sad. Perhaps Frances will cheer me up. Can't go wrong with the Hobans!<br />Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036227624587373356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-12797778720089514612016-07-30T08:46:53.230-07:002016-07-30T08:46:53.230-07:00To read this together is a gift you both will trea...To read this together is a gift you both will treasure. Everyone has a story. In fact, everyone has multiple stories, depending on how closely you are looking. Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-39283461893222912632016-07-30T05:20:00.573-07:002016-07-30T05:20:00.573-07:00Precious time shared together, Ruth -- something y...Precious time shared together, Ruth -- something you will remember. I read your conclusion to my daughter, who studied the Odyssey last year. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-19233632510730973882016-07-29T14:03:31.864-07:002016-07-29T14:03:31.864-07:00You make me nostalgic for sharing a read aloud wit...You make me nostalgic for sharing a read aloud with someone. My daughter and I read to each other through till she left for college, enjoyed it very much, that memory-making. I've never read either of Homer's works, but enjoyed your sharing, "thanks to Athena's superhuman power". Yes, everyone does have a story.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-32788645585529382362016-07-29T12:37:16.476-07:002016-07-29T12:37:16.476-07:00What a meaningful summer undertaking, Ruth. I lov...What a meaningful summer undertaking, Ruth. I love your wry notes on what can be gained by reading the Odyssey and the Iliad - so much killing in those stories! And thanks for sharing this passage - a moving one of the great hero falling apart quietly. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-36323976380686429652016-07-29T11:18:12.839-07:002016-07-29T11:18:12.839-07:00What an undertaking to read the Odyssey. Great exc...What an undertaking to read the Odyssey. Great excerpt. 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