I'm prepping for my senior recital, which should be sometime in November, and I'm reading up on The Odyssey (the source material for the recital). Louise Gluck, poet laureate from a bit back, has a collection, Meadowlands, which follows The Odyssey, and, as far as self-conscious updates of The Odyssey go, Meadowlands might be my favorite.
Here's a little tidbit:
TELEMACHUS' DETACHMENT
When I was a child looking
at my parents' lives, you know
what I thought? I thought
heartbreaking. Now I think
heartbreaking, but also
insane. Also
very funny.
Good stuff. Good night.
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